| Barefoot Gen Volume 8: Hardcover Edition Contributor(s): Nakazawa, Keiji (Author) |
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ISBN: 0867198389 ISBN-13: 9780867198386 Publisher: Last Gasp OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Barefoot Gen |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 8.4" (1.25 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beautiful new hardcover edition of Barefoot Gen Volume Eight Striking new design with special sturdy binding. Barefoot Gen is the powerful, tragic, autobiographical story of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath, seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan. The honest portrayal of emotions and experiences speaks to children and adults everywhere. 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 Eight ―"Merchants of Death" ― It's 1950 and Gen is now in middle school, where he meets both a progressive-minded schoolteacher at odds with his conservative superiors, and a brilliant but cynical classmate who challenges the teacher's -- and Gen's -- values at every turn. Gen also finds himself confronting the corrosive effects on postwar Hiroshima society of drugs and the arms industry. With the Korean War offering new business opportunities, a new generation of death merchants holds sway in Japan. Gen, his teacher mentor, and other peace-minded citizens are forced to struggle against red-baiting school officials, violent nationalists, and government censorship. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nakazawa, Keiji: - Nakazawa was born in Hiroshima, and was six years old when the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945. All of his family members who had not been evacuated died in the bombing, except for his mother, and an infant sister who died several weeks after the bombing. Compelled to tell his story in the memory of his family, Keiji Nakazawa is best known for his epic tragic history Barefoot Gen. |