Memoirs of Hiroshima survivors still draw readers

Memoirs of Hiroshima survivors still draw readers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken June 10, 2013 shows a notebook giving an account of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The notebook, kept by Tamiki Hara (1905-1951), became the basis for his short story "Natsu no hana" (Summer Flowers).

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