Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima comic books issue 4

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Out of the Ashes!"

Story and art by Keiji Nakazawa.

Cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa was seven years old and living in Hiroshima in the early days of August 1945 when the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb dropped by the U.S.A. Starting a few months before that event, the ten-volume saga shows life in Japan after years of war and privations, as seen through the eyes of seven-year-old Gen Nakaoka.

Volume Four resumes nine days after the bomb, as Gen and his mother continue to struggle for food, shelter and water amid chaos and vast human suffering. Though confronted with the most despicable aspects of humankind, Gen acts with love and compassion. This is an all-new translation, with new lettering.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

Volume 4 - 2nd and later printingss. "Out of the Ashes!"

NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary.

Story and art by Keiji Nakazawa.

Barefoot Gen is the powerful, tragic, autobiographical story of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath, seen though the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan. The honest portrayal of emotions and experiences speaks to children and adults everywhere. Part four of a ten-part series.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 284 pages, B&W.

Cover price $16.95.