Thereisn't much spare time as Gen and his little brother Shinji help their father and mother at work and try to make sure their family survives the tough times. Little do they know, what the Americans have in store for the city of Hiroshima and as of the 6th of August 1945, their lives are about to change dramatically.
FIRSTSERIAL PUBLICATION: Hadashi no Gen, 1973--1987. FIRST BOOK PUBLICATION: He always told Gen to be like wheat: No matter how much he is trampled on, he must rise up again.BarefootGen recounts the bombing of Hiroshima from the perspective of a young boy, Gen, and his family. But the book's themes (the physical and psychological damage ordinary people suffer from war's realities) ring chillingly true today. Gen and his family have long been struggling without much food, money or medicine, but despite hardships, they try to. 369 2 412 83 465 483 96 455