H: A Hiroshima Novel (1981) [Novel]
by Makoto Oda
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Summary
(IBList user synopsis):
Story of Japanese-Americans, whites, Japanese, Koreans, and Native Americans affected by World War II and the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima.
Original title: HIROSHIMA
Original languages:
Japanese
Quotes:
Genre: Fiction→ Historical→ World War II→ General
Fiction→ General Fiction→ Ethnic And Multicultural→ Native American
Fiction→ General Fiction→ Ethnic And Multicultural→ Immigrant
Fiction→ General Fiction→ Rural & Small Town Life
Notes:
- Some English criticism has stated that the original Japanese publication year was 1984, but that is actually the date of the first Japanese paperback edition
- Also known in English as "The Bomb"
- The English title might be considered funny in Japan, as the letter H by itself is slang for sex
- The original Japanese title is in fact written in roman letters
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