Light and Water
Although we can't emphasize enough how journalistic and fact-oriented Hersey's narrative is, he manages to find and highlight some impressive symbolism in the pure hard facts of The Bomb's aftermat...
Post-Bomb Plant Life
No, don't worry. We're not talking about freakish mutant carnivorous plants here.On one of her treks from hospital to hospital, Miss Sasaki got a glimpse of some crazy fast-growing greenery that ha...
Keloids
In the book, there are lots of references to keloid scarring, which a lot of Hiroshima residents experienced as a result of the bomb/their burns. As Hersey notes: "Most burns healed with deep layer...