The Bells of Nagasaki

Takashi Nagai
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Among the wounded on the day they dropped the bomb on Nagasaki was a young doctor who, though sick himself cared for the sick and dying. Written when he too lay dying of leukemia, The Bells of Nagasaki is the extraordinary account of his experience. It is deeply moving and human story.
Genres: HistoryJapanNonfictionReligionMemoirJapanese LiteratureBiographyWarWorld War IICatholic
118 Pages

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