Hiroshima
The Autobiography of Barefoot Gen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2133317 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nakazawa Keiji (corresponding author), Richard H Minear |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | S3 |
| Pages | 68-80 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466012024825 |
| OpenAlex | W2798511203 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor Nakazawa Keiji's (1939-) manga Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen, 1973-85) is one of the most powerful graphic novels ever produced. Running over 2000 pages, the manga is loosely based on the experiences of the author, who lost his father, sister, and younger bother to the bomb. Barefoot Gen has been enduringly popular and sold millions of copies. It has been adapted into other media numerous times including two harrowing animated films, which opened in Japan in 1983 and 1986 and are available in English translation from Geneon, a live action film trilogy in the 1970s, and a 2007 TV drama
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Barefoot · Biography · History · Japanese History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2022 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |