The Day of the Bomb
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| The Day of the Bomb | |
| Author | Karl Bruckner |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sadako Will Leben |
| Translator | Frances Lobb |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | translated into English from German, |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction novel |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand |
| Publication date | 1961 in German, 1962 in English |
| Media type | book |
The Day of the Bomb (in German Sadako Will Leben, meaning Sadako Wants to Live) is a non-fiction book written by the Austrian author Karl Bruckner in 1961.
The story is about a Japanese girl, Sadako Sasaki who lived in Hiroshima and died of illnesses caused by atomic-bomb radiation.
The book was translated into most major languages, published on the world wide web, and is often used as material for peace education in schools around the world.
[edit] See also
- Sadako Sasaki
- Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
- Children's Peace Monument
- Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - 1977
