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Barefoot Gen. 4, Out of the ashes / Keiji Nakazawa ; translated by Project Gen.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Comics Collection PN6790.J33 N3313 2016 v. 4 Toccafondi copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nakazawa, Keiji, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Hadashi no Gen. English.
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Hiroshima-shi--Comic books, strips, etc.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Japanese--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Atomic bomb victims--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Atomic bomb victims.
- Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Hiroshima-shi (Japan).
- Japan--Social life and customs--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Japan.
- Penn Provenance:
- Toccafondi, David, C'95 (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 281 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- First hardcover Last Gasp edition.
- Other Title:
- Barefoot Gen. Volume four: Out of the ashes
- Barefoot Gen : A cartoon story of Hiroshima, Volume four: Out of the ashes
- Day after.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, California : Last Gasp, 2016.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Japanese.
- Summary:
- August 6, 2015 marked the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Today, the danger posed by nuclear weapons is as great as ever, yet few people survive who witnessed their horror. To mark the event, and honor Keiji Nakazawa's incredible work, Last Gasp created a special set of Barefoot Gen, volumes 1-4 for institutional use. Nakazawa's manga illustrates the true impact of nuclear weapons when used against a civilian population. It is vital reading for people of all ages, and especially for today's youth. By keeping this tragedy in our collective consciousness, we can strive to never repeat it and guide humanity towards a course of peace. Barefoot Gen Volume Four ―"Out of the Ashes" ―resumes nine days after the bomb, as Gen and his mother continue to struggle for food, shelter and water amid chaos and vast human suffering. Though confronted with the most despicable aspects of humankind, Gen acts with love and compassion. --Amazon
- Notes:
- First serialized under the title Hadashi no Gen in Japan, 1972-73--Title page verso.
- ISBN:
- 0867198346
- 9780867198348
- OCLC:
- 964303718
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