John Hersey

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic....

When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, it was the beginning of a terrifying new episode in human history.

This classic novel and winner of the Pulitzer Prize tells the story of an Italian-American major in World War II who wins the love and admiration of the townspeople when he searches for a replacement for the 700-year-old town bell that had been melted down for bullets by the fascists....

From the revered Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and writer, comes his national best seller on one of the world’s oldest and most popular activities, fishing. Presented in narrative form as a conversation between a fisherman and the stranger....

A reportagem clássica sobre a bomba atômica que devastou a cidade de Hiroshima em 1945: um retrato de seis sobreviventes escrito um ano depois da explosão. Quarenta anos mais tarde, o autor reencontrou os entrevistados e completou o trabalho....