Black rain is a novel by japanese author masuji ibuse. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Buy black rain japans modern writers by masuji ibuse, john bester translator from amazons fiction books store. Black rain is centered around the story of a young woman who was caught in the radioactive black rain that fell after the bombing of hiroshima. Ebook ibuse masuji as pdf download portable document format. Heres a book about nuclear bombs, which we dropped on japan twice inin order to end the war or make a point about how things might go after the war. Ibuse is not a victim of abomb himself, and his strategy in black rain was to. Black rain japans modern writers kindle edition by ibuse. Ibuse began serializing black rain in the magazine shincho in january. Ibuse masujis kuroi ame 1965 and imamura shoheis film.
Black rain japans modern writers kindle edition by ibuse, masuji, bester. Japanese novelist ibuse masuji 18981993 is best known for his 1966 novel kuroi ame published in english as black rain, which detailed the tragic aftermath of the nuclear bombing of hiroshima. Black rain, kuroi ame is a novel by japanese author masuji ibuse. Nurses and aid workers were killed days after the blast. Ibuse began serializing black rain in the magazine shincho in january 1965. What is clear is that he has turned a profound tragedy, one not just for japan but also for the world, into a profoundly moving work of art that has relevance for us all.
Ibuse masuji was born into an old family of independent farmers. The novel is based on historical records of the devastation caused by the atomic bombing of hiroshima. Black rain by masuji ibuse, translated by john bester. John bester effects of the hiroshima bombing on one japanese family.
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