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John Richard Hersey (June 17, 1914 – March 24, 1993) was an American writer and journalist. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reportage. [1]
John Hersey (born June 17, 1914, Tientsin, China—died March 24, 1993, Key West, Fla., U.S.) was an American novelist and journalist noted for his documentary fiction about catastrophic events in World War II.
Every day, memories of World War II—its sights and sounds, its terrors and triumphs—disappear. Seventy-five years ago, journalist John Hersey’s article “Hiroshima” forever changed how Americans viewed the atomic attack on Japan.
Hiroshima is a 1946 book by American author John Hersey. It tells the stories of six survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It is regarded as one of the earliest examples of New Journalism, in which the story-telling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reporting. [1]
John Hersey’s 1946 piece exploring how six survivors experienced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, and its aftermath.
Aug 31, 2016 · Russell Shorto writes about the seventieth anniversary of John Hersey’s landmark reporting from Hiroshima following the atomic attack by the United States.
Aug 6, 2020 · The enduring power of John Hersey's "Hiroshima": the first "nonfiction novel" On the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb, Hersey's taut, unflinching story remains a masterpiece of narrative reporting. By Jacqui Banaszynski
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