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Barefoot Gen: Out of the Ashes v. 4 [Paperback]

Nakazawa Keiji (Author)
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  • Paperback: 284 pages
  • Publisher: Last Gasp,U.S. (10 Jan 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0867195959
  • ISBN-13: 978-0867195958
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 15 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 212,144 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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In this graphic depiction of nuclear devastation, three survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima--Gen, his mother, and his baby sister--face rejection, hunger, and humiliation in their search for a place to live.

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Go Gen Go! 17 April 2011
By AJ
Format:Paperback
This is a fascinating, moving, and in depth account of life after the Hiroshima bomb written and drawn in a Japanese style that may come across as rough and ready. Stick with it. It is powerful and provokes strong emotion, and you will get used to the comic style very quickly. I keep expecting to be bored when I pick up the next volume of this series, but it hasn't happened. Every volume has it's own saga and presents that period of Japanese history in a way accessible to all. If it is accurate, which the foreword and the website says it is, then it is also an historical document of the first order. Start at the beginning and enjoy.
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When one thought Gen had seen it all in the merciless aftermath of the nuclear apocalypse, the author throws some more punches about the best and worst of human nature.

If you have enjoyed the series thus far I am sure you will continue to be amazed, saddened and cheered by Gen's adventures.
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Tragic 12 Sep 2006
By Steve Fuson - Published on Amazon.com
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Japan has surrendered, the war is over, and American troops are securing the mainland. Gen and his family are suffering from malnutrition. The Americans aren't allowing Japanese police to carry weapons, so criminals and black-marketeers are running rampant. People are still dying from radiation poisoning. Gen's little sister is kidnapped. These are some, but not all, of the problems that Gen and his family are facing.

This book is powerful and moving, but it is heartwrenching and very difficult to read. Technically this book is fiction but Keiji Nakazawa did live through the bombing of Hiroshima and these stories are based on his experiences. It will make you cry.
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The indomitable human spirit prevails 10 May 2003
By F. Orion Pozo - Published on Amazon.com
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Barefoot Gen: Out Of The Ashes is the final volume of a four part series. The atom bomb has been dropped on Hiroshima, destroying most of the city, killing many people, and causing others to become sick with radiation sickness. Gen's hair has fallen out from radiation exposure. He, his mother, and his newborn sister, no longer able to live in Hiroshima, are refugees in the town of Eba.

As this volume opens, the Emperor has just announced the surrender of Japan. Gen's two brothers return to live with them in Eba, one from the Navy and one from an evacuation camp. US soldiers are landing to study the results of the bomb. The distrust and hatred of the local community eventually becomes too much and the family moves back to what is left of Hiroshima. We see the U.S. occupation and the rebuilding of the city through the eyes of seven year old Gen.

Gen's compassion, humanity, and determination make this an inspiring book about the strength of the human spirit. The close loving values of his family are in sharp contrast to the amoral self interest of the black marketeers and the criminals who thrive in the disorder and poverty.

The work has been wonderfully translated from the Japanese original: Hadashi no Gen. It was originally published in serial form in 1972 and 1973 in Shukan Shonen Jampu, the largest weekly comic magazine in Japan, with a circulation of over two million. The drawings are all in black and white. This US edition was published as part of a movement to translate the book into other languages and spread its message. It is a powerful testimony to the strength of the human spirit and the horrors of nuclear war. There are a few introductory essays at the front of the book that help to put this book into perspective. It is a tragic but uplifting story that I highly recommend for anyone interested in the topic. This and the other volumes in the series are important books for their message on the dangers of nuclear war.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Cartoon-novel re Hiroshima bombing from eyes of Japanese boy 25 Jun 1997
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Barefoot Gen is the name of a series of novel-length cartoon books telling the story of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima through the eyes of a young Japanese boy who lived through the experience. (The story is autobiographical; the author is a Hiroshima survivor.) These books are splendidly touching and believable, and readers will walk away with a fuller understanding of the horrors of World War II, and all wars in general. There is no pro-Japanese bias nor is there a pro-U.S. bias: these works give a real rendering of how nightmarish that particular nuclear blast was. Keiji Nakazawa, the author, has given us a priceless treasure in creating these books which can be enjoyed by everyone aged ten and over; they will further your understanding of history and of the indomitability of the human spirit, and they will cement your opposition to the use of nuclear weapons
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