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| Author | : Keiji Nakazawa |
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| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Comic books, strips, etc |
| ISBN | : |
An all-new, unabridged translation of Keiji Nakazawa's account of the Hiroshima bombing and its aftermath, drawn from his own experiences. In this memoir, six year old Gen has lived practically his entire life in the shadow of war, yet he is not prepared for the horrors which follow. The graphic novel provides an honest and emotional portrayal of the various struggles of his family and other survivors against overwhelming odds. Introductory essays add additional information.
| Author | : Keiji Nakazawa |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| Genre | : History |
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The first volume in the "Barefoot Gen" series, this is the powerful, tragic story of the bombing of Hiroshima, seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan. Focusing not only on the effects of the bombing, Barefoot Gen also examines the ethical dilemmas faced by a peace-loving family in a highly militarized culture.
| Author | : Keiji Nakazawa |
| Publisher | : Barefoot Gen |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2018-07 |
| Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
| ISBN | : 9780867198409 |
"The year is 1953. Now an apprentice sign painter, Gen has become a skilled artist, while his friends run a thriving dressmaking business. Gen falls in love for the first time, but fails to notice that a good friend has been caught in the clutches of drug addiction. Heartbreak and loss await Gen as the atomic bomb continues to wreak havoc on the lives of people in Hiroshima years after the fact. Yet these tragedies also inspire Gen to make the big move to Tokyo to pursue his career as an artist"--Amazon.com
| Author | : Aldreda Alva Deborah |
| Publisher | : Barefoot Books |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2019-02-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1782856234 |
Join a young boy and his father on a daring journey from Mexico to Texas to find a new life. They’ll need all the resilience and courage they can muster to safely cross the border − la frontera − and to make a home for themselves in a new land.
| Author | : Keiji Nakazawa |
| Publisher | : Last Gasp |
| Total Pages | : 259 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
| ISBN | : 9780867195989 |
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.
| Author | : Paul Czajak |
| Publisher | : Barefoot Books |
| Total Pages | : 36 |
| Release | : 2019-02-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1782854401 |
When young Arlo accidentally drops a book on the Mayor’s head, the Mayor decides books are dangerous and destroys all the books in town! But thanks to Arlo’s imagination and perseverance, the Mayor finds that suppressing stories cannot stop them from blossoming more beautifully than ever. This timely allegorical tale will be a useful tool for starting conversations with children about the power of activism and the written word.
| Author | : Keiji Nakazawa |
| Publisher | : Barefoot Gen School and Librar |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2016-10-15 |
| Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
| ISBN | : 9780867198324 |
Beautiful new hardcover edition of Barefoot Gen Volume Two! Striking new design with special sturdy binding for institutional use.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 Two --"The Day After" --tells the story of the day after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, as seen through the eyes of seven-year-old Gen Nakaoka. Gen, his mother, and his newborn sister face the horrors of the day after the bomb.
| Author | : Karen Yin |
| Publisher | : Barefoot Books |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2021-05 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781646861637 |
One hundred unusual animals try to squeeze into the pages of this raucous rhyming tale. But will there be room to fit a whole blue whale? The humorous ending features an expansive double gatefold and educational endnotes list the 100 animals in the book.
| Author | : Keiji Nakazawa |
| Publisher | : Barefoot Gen School and Librar |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2016-10-15 |
| Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
| ISBN | : 9780867198348 |
Beautiful new hardcover edition of Barefoot Gen.Volume Four! Striking new design with special sturdy binding for institutional use.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.
| Author | : Hillary L. Chute |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 2016-01-12 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 0674504518 |
In hard-hitting accounts of Auschwitz, Bosnia, Palestine, and Hiroshima’s Ground Zero, comics have shown a stunning capacity to bear witness to trauma. Hillary Chute explores the ways graphic narratives by diverse artists, including Jacques Callot, Francisco Goya, Keiji Nakazawa, Art Spiegelman, and Joe Sacco, document the disasters of war.
