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The Atomic Bomb on My Back: A Life Story of Survival and Activism

By Sumiteru Taniguchi
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By Sumiteru Taniguchi
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Released for the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

"I am determined to keep telling the reality of nuclear war...to realize a world without wars and nuclear weapons." -Taniguchi Sumiteru

As a hibakusha (atomic bomb sufferer/survivor), Taniguchi knew the horror of nuclear weapons. The Nagasaki A-bomb is estimated to have killed 73,884 people by the end of 1945. At age 16, Taniguchi was badly burned by the blast, and spent ten years in recovery. This account of his life, ...