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Summer Flower
1947 short story by Tamiki Hara
| "Summer Flower" | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 夏の花 Natsu no hana |
| Translator | George Saito (1953) Richard H. Minear (1990) |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Published in | Mita Bungaku |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Publisher | Nogaku Shorin |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1947, 1949 |
| Published in English | 1953, 1990 |
Summer Flower (Japanese: 夏の花, Hepburn: Natsu no hana), also translated as Summer Flowers, is a short story by Japanese writer Tamiki Hara first published in 1947.
It depicts the bombing of Hiroshima and its immediate aftermath, which Hara had experienced in person.[1] It is regarded as one of the most influential exponents of the Atomic bomb literature genre.[2]
Plot
On August 6, 1945, the first person narrator witnesses the bombing of Hiroshima from his parents' house, to which he has returned after visiting his wife's gravesite in Tokyo.
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