The Postman of Nagasaki by Townsend, Peter - 1984

Collins, London, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Second impression . Size: Octavo (standard book size). 173 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. A 1984 book depicting the life of a survivor of the Aug. 9, 1945, atomic bombing of Nagasaki is being reissued in Japanese, thanks to efforts by individuals who raised the money to have it reprinted.“Nagasaki no Yubinhaitatsu” (“The Postman of Nagasaki”), written by the late Peter Townsend, a British World War II hero, tells the story of Sumiteru Taniguchi and his physical and emotional struggles as a hibakusha.Many books have been published on the A-bomb, but the appeal of “The Postman of Nagasaki” lies in Townsend’s style and the moving story of Taniguchi’s struggle against discrimination as an A-bomb survivor and his fears for himself and his children over radiation sickness, according to Setsuko Yokokawa, a freelance journalist who initiated the project to revive the book. “Mr. Townsend wrote from the standpoint not of a British national but of a human being, without any bias,” she said.The book by Townsend, a former Battle of Britain fighter pilot and royal equerry to the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, was based on lengthy interviews with Taniguchi conducted over the course of nearly a month in 1982, along with extensive background research. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Japan; 1940s; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0002170671. ISBN/EAN: 9780002170673. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8399. . 9780002170673