Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dayton Literary Peace Prize – Nonfiction | 2016 | Winner |
About This Book
A harrowing and meticulously researched account of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August 1945 and its effects on five survivors across the remainder of their lives. Drawing on interviews conducted in Japanese over a decade, Susan Southard weaves individual stories with the history of the bomb's creation and the politics of nuclear memory in Japan and America. Winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction.
About the Author
Susan Southard is an American author and journalist. Her book Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War (2015) is an account of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August 1945 and its multi-decade aftermath, following five hibakusha—atomic bomb survivors—through the remainder of their lives. Southard spent more than a decade researching and writing the book, learning Japanese, and conducting interviews in Japan. Read more →
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