Author: | Booth, Martin | Place: | London |
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Publisher: | Hutchinson | Year: | 1985 |
Booth, Martin. Hiroshima Joe . London, Hutchinson, 1985.
This is a nonfiction story of Joe, a British prisoner, who survived the Hiroshima bombing when he was in a camp on the outskirts of Hiroshima. After he was released, he lived from hand to mouth in Hong Kong, a man haunted by his experience during the war. The latest edition is available from St.Martins, 2003. 広島市郊外の捕虜収容所で原爆を体験した英兵を主人公にした小説。解放されたあと、香港に渡り、戦後も自らの戦争体験に囚われて生きる姿を描いている。