White Flash, Black Rain: Women of Japan Relive the Bomb

Aratani, Mariko;Vance-Watkins, Lequita

ISBN 10: 1571314024 / ISBN 13: 9781571314024

Published by Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Milkweed Editions, 1995

About this Item

Inscribed and SIGNED on second blank page by Lequita Vance-Watkins. Fine book with no interior marks. Seller Inventory # 35-25

Bibliographic Details

Title: White Flash, Black Rain: Women of Japan ...

Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Milkweed Editions

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The voices in this powerful collection of poetry and prose refute the assumption that the devastation unleashed on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended with the war. Their words echo the refrain that the ravages of war live on in the body and soul, in victim and victor.

Review:

White Flash/Black Rain: Women Of Japan Relive The Bomb speaks of the shared accountability for bringing about war, any war. These women bear witness not only to the unspeakable mass destruction unleashed by the United States when it dropped the bomb, but also of the disastrous path Japan followed with its policy of conquest and Emperorism in Korea and China, and the abuse of the "comfort women" used by Japanese soldiers. White Flash/Black Rain is a book of peace. These women tell their stories in hope that what happened at Hiroshima and Nagasaki will never, never happen again. -- Midwest Book Review