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Black Rain: A Novel (Japan's Modern Writers) by Masuji Ibuse; John Bester; OverDrive, Inc is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Black Rain: A Novel (Japan's Modern Writers) about?
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. lbuse bases his tale on real-life diaries and interviews with victims of the holocaust; the result is a book that is free from sentimentality yet manages to reveal the magnitude of the human suffering caused by the atom bomb. The life of Yasuko, on whom the black rain fell, is changed forever by periodic bouts of radiation sickness and the suspicion that her future children, too, may be affected. lbuse tempers the horror of his subject with the gentle humor for which he is famous. His sensitivity to the complex web of emotions in a traditional community torn asunder by this historical event has made Black Rain one of the most acclaimed treatments of the Hiroshima story.
Who reads Black Rain: A Novel (Japan's Modern Writers)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Masuji Ibuse; John Bester; OverDrive, Inc
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA;Kodansha International
- Published
- 1979
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780870113642
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.97 / 5 (2,168 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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