![]() ![]() With Nagasaki, Southard has created a powerful permanent record of lives directly impacted by nuclear war. As we mark the seventy year anniversary of these events, there is a danger of distancing ourselves from the nearly unimaginable horror that was visited upon so many thousands of innocent lives.īeginning her research in 1986 as a Japanese translator, Southard’s work brought her into close relationship with a number of hibakusha, the survivors of the atomic bomb. In our conversation, Southard expands on a theme that characterizes Nagasaki, namely the relationship between personal stories, the telling of history, and the promotion of peace. Through the personal testimony of Taniguchi Sumiteru, Do-oh Mineko, Nagano Atsuko, Yoshida Katsuji, and Wada Koichi, Susan Southard makes this devastation tangible and profound for her reader. ![]() The attack on Nagasaki occurred only three days after the bombing of Hiroshima on August 9th, 1945. In Nagasaki, Southard gives a powerful account of the second atomic bombing of Japan. This interview is featured as bonus material after the audiobook program of the unabridged text. Author Susan Southard joined me via telephone for a conversation about her book. The book is entitled Nagasaki, Life After Nuclear War. In July of 2015, my friends at Recorded Books studios in Manhattan asked if I’d produce a short interview with an author whose book they had just recorded for Viking publishers. The first entry into the Permanent Records Lab came to be through a bit of serendipity. ![]()
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