Marcel junod hiroshima book

After the american dropping of atomic bombs on hiroshima august 6, 1945 and nagasaki august. Marcel junod may 14, 1904 june 16, 1961 was a swiss doctor and one of the most. Aug 06, 2015 thursday is the seventieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of hiroshima. Widely respected for his humanitarian commitment, marcel junod died as he had lived. Marcel junod s essay the first atom bomb describes the terrible destruction of practically everything of the once prosperous city of hiroshima in japan on 6th august, 1945 as a result of the atom bomb, used for the first time in warfare. The international committee of the red cross and nuclear. Find out more about marcel junods life and work in photos. After medical school and a short position as a surgeon in mulhouse, france, he became an icrc delegate and was deployed in ethiopia during the second italoabyssinian war, in spain during the spanish civil war, and in europe as well as in japan during world war ii. Junod, who had been travelling for two months and had not caught up with the news, was astounded. Marcel junod was the first foreign doctor to reach hiroshima after the atom bomb attack on 6 august 1945. Hiroshima is one of largest cities in japan and the capital of hiroshima prefecture.

This book is a deceptive large format photographic facsimile of the original book that does not include the 1985 aftermath of the six survivors. A fulllength animated film junodabout marcel junodprologue. The head of the icrc delegation, dr marcel junod, immediately contacted the japanese authorities and the high command of the occupation forces atomic bombs in hiroshima and nagasaki, translated by eisei ishikawa and david l. Chapter two describes the complete confusion of the citizens of hiroshima, and emphasizes the fact that nobody has any idea what happened. This book is kind of like a really depressing version of love actually. The icrc during world war ii crossfiles icrc archives. Hiroshima and nagasaki books meet your next favorite book. While most are prepared for some kind of attack, the power of the bomb comes as a complete surprise. Marcel junod stays in hiroshima for five days to visit all the hospitals, ensure an. Aug 11, 20 visiting hiroshima marcel junod 14 504 16661 today marks the anniversary of the devastating effects of the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima, which killed between 70,000 and 80,000 people and injured more than 70,000 others. Marcel junod 19041961 of the international committee of the red cross icrc entered hiroshima on september 8, 1945, and began treating survivors while carrying out studies of the damage. His book, warrior without weapons published in 1947, translated into a. Hiroshima is a 1946 book by pulitzer prizewinning author john hersey.

This text found among his personal papers after his death offers a striking testimony of the horrors he witnessed. The hiroshima disaster a doctors account marcel junod was the first foreign doctor to reach hiroshima after the atom bomb attack on 6 august 1945. The seeds and saplings of a 200yearold tree that survived the explosion have been nurtured and protected over the intervening decades and are now being planted worldwide. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Junod, the new head of the icrcs delegation in japan, arrived in tokyo on 9 august 1945 the very day that the united states dropped a second atomic bomb, this time on nagasaki.

German gestapo government greek hands heard hiroshima hospital hostages hotel hsinking human. This channel is dedicated for the development of a featurelength animation film junod. Hiroshima is a nonfiction work by john hersey that was first published in 1946. Marcel junod of the international committee of the red cross icrc arrived in hiroshima just one month after the attack and chronicled the enormity of the destruction, the decimation of the citys medical resources, and the inability of the relatively few surviving health professionals to care for the enormous number of severely injured. Marcel junod dr 19041961 event on september 22, 20 in jussy geneva. Analyses, after marcel junod, how hiroshima had ceased to.

Aug 05, 2005 marcel junod, the first foreign doctor to reach the japanese city of hiroshima after it was hit by an atomic bomb 60 years ago, is to be remembered in geneva. To mark it, weve made all of hiroshima, john herseys landmark 1946 report on the bombing and its aftermath. Marcel junod was born in neuchatel, switzerland as the fifth of seven children, to richard samuel junod 18681919 and jeanne marguerite bonnet 18661952. Marcel junod 19041961 when he came to japan on august 9, 1945, dr. As the official organ ofthe icrc, specializing in international humanitarian law and recording the international activities of the red cross, international. Marcel junod plantation of the hiroshima tree info. During world war ii, it was the first city in the world to have an atomic bomb dropped on it.

Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic that stirs the conscience of humanity the new york times. John hersey chronicles the experiences of six people from various walks of life except he doesnt talk about their romcom yuletide heartache. The whole essay may be divided into three sharp sections on. An official travel guide featuring tourism information of hiroshima city, including sightseeing spots such as abomb dome and peace memorial. Nov 26, 2018 marcel junod, le desastre dhiroshima 1982 icrc delegate in the far east at the end of the second world war, marcel junod is the first foreign doctor to assist the victims of the explosion. Some of its citizens survive and suffer the debilitating effects of terrible burns and radiation illness. Junod s initial purpose as chief representative to japan of the international red cross committee was to study the movements of the prisoners of the allied forces.

Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Marcel junod, the first foreign doctor to reach hiroshima after the atom bomb attack on 6 august 1945, and to treat some of the victims. Aug 07, 20 junods memoirs bear witness to the appalling conditions he encountered in hiroshima. Junod anime film on hiroshima aftermath slated for 2010. The hiroshima disaster by marcel junod book 1 edition published in 1982 in english and held by 8 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Fan, 17 jun 1961 dr junod was in charge of numerous missions throughout the world for the international red cross.

Completed september 8, 1979 established by the construction committee of a monument to dr. On august 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb is dropped from an american plane on the 245,000 residents of hiroshima, japan. Though the second world war ended soon after, it revealed the great danger of a war in future. Hersey details the lives and actions of six residents of the hiroshima, starting immediately prior to the dropping of the bomb on august 6, 1945 and moving up all the way through the mid1980s. It is dedicated to the legacy of hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack, and to the memories of the bombs direct and indirect victims of whom there may have been as many as 140,000. Analyses, after marcel junod, how hiroshima had ceased to exist. He was the first foreign doctor to visit hiroshima after the devastating. According to miss ito, hiroshima, which means the broad island, was a busy.

In 1947 he wrote the story of his life as a delegate in a book called le. Miltons use of epic simile in paradise lost, booki. Jun 19, 2015 marcel junods essay the first atom bomb describes the terrible destruction of practically everything of the once prosperous city of hiroshima in japan on 6th august, 1945 as a result of the atom bomb, used for the first time in warfare. Since the setting is the title of the book, you probably got the memo that this subject is kind of a big deal. In 1947, he wrote a book with the title warrior without weapons about his experiences. For the first time i heard the name of hiroshima, the words atom. The aftermath, but it is in fact a cheap reproduction of. Hiroshima day commemorated by international red cross. Marcel junod 19041961 grand tour of switzerland in japan. See a complete list of the characters in hiroshima and indepth analyses of mrs. All of john herseys hiroshima is now online the new yorker. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis.

In 1979 a monument was put up in his memory in hiroshima. Marcel junods essay the first atom bomb describes the terrible destruction of practically. Hiroshima peace memorial park, hiroshima heiwa kinen koen is a memorial park in the center of hiroshima, japan. On august 6, 1945, hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This shoddy book reproduces the 1985 cover, suggesting it includes hersheys additional interviews, published in the new yorker as hiroshima. It tells the stories of six survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima. Junod, the new head of the icrcs delegation in japan, arrived in tokyo on 9 august 1945 the very day that.

It is regarded as one of the earliest examples of the new journalism, in which the storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to nonfiction reporting. Terufumi sasaki, father wilhelm kleinsorge, toshiko sasaki, dr. I was granted an atomic bomb survivors health book certificate, qualifying. Geneva to honour swiss hiroshima doctor swi swissinfo. The last sentence of the following quotation from the final chapter of junods book is written on the back of the hiroshima monument. A few days later, marcel junod arrived in hiroshima from icrc tokyo. In 1935, while deployed in ethiopia as a delegate for the international committee of the red cross during the second italoabyssinian war, he provided humanitarian aid to many people, regardless of their nationality, ethnicity or religion.