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Barefoot Gen Volume Four ―"Out of the Ashes" ―resumes nine days after the bomb, as Gen and his mother continue to struggle for food, shelter and water amid chaos and vast human suffering. Though confronted with the most despicable aspects of humankind, Gen acts with love and compassion.

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Nakazawa was born in Hiroshima, and was six years old when the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945. All of his family members who had not been evacuated died in the bombing, except for his mother, and an infant sister who died several weeks after the bombing. Compelled to tell his story in the memory of his family, Keiji Nakazawa is best known for his epic tragic history Barefoot Gen.

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The atomic bomb exploded 600 meters above my hometown of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 at 8:15 a.m. I was a little over a kilometer away from the epicenter, standing at the back gate of Kanzaki Primary School, when I was hit by a terrible blast of wind and searing heat. I was six years old. I owe my life to the school's concrete wall. If I hadn't been standing in its shadow, I would have been burned to death instantly by the 5,000degree heat flash. Instead, I found myself in a living hell, the details of which remain etched in my brain as if it happened yesterday.
My mother, Kimiyo, was eight months pregnant. She was on the second floor balcony of our house, had just finished hanging up the wash to dry, and was turning to go back inside when the bomb exploded. The blast blew the entire balcony, with my mother on it, into the alley behind our house. Miraculously, my mother survived without a scratch.
The blast blew our house flat. The second floor collapsed onto the first, trapping my father, my sister Eiko, and my brother Susumu under it. My brother had been sitting in the front doorway, playing with a toy ship. His head was caught under the rafter over the doorway. He frantically kicked his legs and cried out for my mother. My father, trapped inside the house, begged my mother to do something. ...

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Last Gasp (October 30, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 281 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0867195959
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0867195958
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1 x 8.25 inches

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Stephen

Love it!!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022

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Great history lesson. Very haunting.. Perfect as a teaching tool.

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Terry

It's a graphic novel. It is part of 10 volume series, very reasonably priced & 1 day shipping!

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Really fast shipping and reasonable priced! My Granddaughter Loved it! It's part of a 10 volume series written by a man who was 6 years old living in Hiroshima when the bombs dropped. I bought volumes 3 & 4. It's done in the form of a graph novel. It is a very serious and grim subject. I have not read it but I know Japanese culture having lived there several years in my childhood. Their culture & history of devastating earthquakes & tsunamis etc, has forged them into a very strong and very positive culture. Their cultural unity impels them to "always go forward." So in the mist of tragic circumstances they join hands and go forward. So I imagine there are some moments in this account of the Spirit of Japan rising up to a better future. Anyone interested in Japan's heart and history will find it here and perhaps grow to love Japan.

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2016

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Classic series. Must read on Hiroshima studies.

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2015

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Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2009

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Altogether depressing but very insightful. This series will make a war protester out of anyone.

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F. Orion Pozo

The indomitable human spirit prevails

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2003

Barefoot Gen: Out Of The Ashes is the final volume of a four part series. The atom bomb has been dropped on Hiroshima, destroying most of the city, killing many people, and causing others to become sick with radiation sickness. Gen's hair has fallen out from radiation exposure. He, his mother, and his newborn sister, no longer able to live in Hiroshima, are refugees in the town of Eba.
As this volume opens, the Emperor has just announced the surrender of Japan. Gen's two brothers return to live with them in Eba, one from the Navy and one from an evacuation camp. US soldiers are landing to study the results of the bomb. The distrust and hatred of the local community eventually becomes too much and the family moves back to what is left of Hiroshima. We see the U.S. occupation and the rebuilding of the city through the eyes of seven year old Gen.
Gen's compassion, humanity, and determination make this an inspiring book about the strength of the human spirit. The close loving values of his family are in sharp contrast to the amoral self interest of the black marketeers and the criminals who thrive in the disorder and poverty.
The work has been wonderfully translated from the Japanese original: Hadashi no Gen. It was originally published in serial form in 1972 and 1973 in Shukan Shonen Jampu, the largest weekly comic magazine in Japan, with a circulation of over two million. The drawings are all in black and white. This US edition was published as part of a movement to translate the book into other languages and spread its message. It is a powerful testimony to the strength of the human spirit and the horrors of nuclear war. There are a few introductory essays at the front of the book that help to put this book into perspective. It is a tragic but uplifting story that I highly recommend for anyone interested in the topic. This and the other volumes in the series are important books for their message on the dangers of nuclear war.

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Steve Fuson

Tragic

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2006

Japan has surrendered, the war is over, and American troops are securing the mainland. Gen and his family are suffering from malnutrition. The Americans aren't allowing Japanese police to carry weapons, so criminals and black-marketeers are running rampant. People are still dying from radiation poisoning. Gen's little sister is kidnapped. These are some, but not all, of the problems that Gen and his family are facing.

This book is powerful and moving, but it is heartwrenching and very difficult to read. Technically this book is fiction but Keiji Nakazawa did live through the bombing of Hiroshima and these stories are based on his experiences. It will make you cry.

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Good book, weak ending.

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2006

Keiji Nakazawa, Barefoot Gen: Out of the Ashes (Last Gasp, 2005)

In the fourth and final volume of the Barefoot Gen series, Gen and his family have gone back to Hiroshima and, nine days after the detonation of the atomic bomb, are trying to pick up the pieces and move on with their lives. School has begun again, and Gen meets a whole new set of classmates, with the attendant budding friendships and immediate rivalries. Then, the unthinkable happens-- Gen's baby sister Tomoko is kidnapped. The bulk of the novel concerns Gen's attempts to find her, and the moral quandary in which he finds himself when he does.

As usual, Nakazawa's clean, crisp prose is often understated and compelling. The exception to this is in the final few pages, when a scene set up early in book one becomes relevant, and instead of letting the scene do the talking, Nakazawa gives Gen a "wow, look how relevant that was!" speech that ends the series on a slightly sour note. As usual, the characters are well-drawn and likable without being archetypes or ideals. Some of the ultimate fates of characters (telling you which ones would probably constitute a spoiler) are surprisingly realistic, and work very well considering those characters effectively drop out of the story, never to be seen again; rather than grating, it seems almost inevitable that in the chaos that is post-bomb Hiroshima, people will simply vanish into the night, never to be seen again.

This is a fine series, and well worth reading. If that final scene had been handled better, it might have been one of the best series I've read this year; as it is, it's a good one. *** ½

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2011

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This is a fascinating, moving, and in depth account of life after the Hiroshima bomb written and drawn in a Japanese style that may come across as rough and ready. Stick with it. It is powerful and provokes strong emotion, and you will get used to the comic style very quickly. I keep expecting to be bored when I pick up the next volume of this series, but it hasn't happened. Every volume has it's own saga and presents that period of Japanese history in a way accessible to all. If it is accurate, which the foreword and the website says it is, then it is also an historical document of the first order. Start at the beginning and enjoy.

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J Martinez

Powerful saga continues.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2010

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When one thought Gen had seen it all in the merciless aftermath of the nuclear apocalypse, the author throws some more punches about the best and worst of human nature.

If you have enjoyed the series thus far I am sure you will continue to be amazed, saddened and cheered by Gen's adventures.

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great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2014

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son has got the full set now some of these books are very difficult to get hold of fast delivery reasonable price not for children too young

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