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Barefoot Gen Volume Six ―”Writing the Truth” ― Gen’s brother, Koji, has gone away to work in the coal mines, but has since disappeared, and meanwhile, Gen fights against a corrupt medical system, the discriminatory practices of his neighbors, and the American presence in postwar Japan.
Barefoot Gen Volume Seven ― “Bones into Dust” ― Gen has grown old enough to think about the legacy of the victims of the atomic bombing. Picking up from Volume Six, the story opens with Gen searching for a printer willing to publish an eyewitness account of the bombing written by “Papa,” the journalist who…
Barefoot Gen Volume Nine ― “Breaking Down Borders” ― Gen continues to confront one setback after another — the loss of his home, the death of a friend — when a chance encounter gives new direction to his life. An impoverished but talented artist takes Gen under his wing and teaches him to paint. Inspired…
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.
Beautiful new hardcover edition of Barefoot Gen Volume Two! 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…
Beautiful new hardcover edition of Barefoot Gen Volume Four! 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…
Life in Hiroshima during the war was difficult for six-year-old Keiji and the Nakazawa family, but they made the best of it. On his way to school one bright August morning, Keiji was unaware his hometown would soon be turned into a world of horrors. That morning, he watched as a single airplane soared through…
