Flores de verano

Tamiki Hara was among those who held first-hand experience of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. In this novel, he has shared the painful experiences and memories he suffered during that period of history. The English translation wasn't available singularly so I read this story from [b:Hiroshima: Three Witnesses 771290 Hiroshima Three Witnesses Richard H. Minear https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348831967l/771290.SY75.jpg 111924]. The prose is simple, has no embellishments and no extraordinary features maybe because of the English translation but this made me feel it to be more like a memoir than a novella. The first two sections were very stomach churning and just thinking about how much suffering they had to endure made me think about how luckier I am to be born in this century in a relatively stable country. The author has written all of the struggles and misfortunes without any exaggeration sometimes it felt like he was talking about some trivial topic. The third section ‘ prelude to annihilation ‘ was disjointed from the other two. All these war memoirs/novels are hitting me fatally every time and I can't say that I am disliking these. Although these are painful, I think awareness about them is necessary for all of us.3.75/5

Flores de verano nos muestra el otro lado de la moneda del fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el bombardeo a Hiroshima desde los ojos de un japonés. No había tenido oportunidad antes de leer desde la perspectiva japonesa y es devastadora. Tamiki Hara nos narra su propia experiencia desde meses antes del bombardeo hasta tiempo después, haciéndonos sentir la incertidumbre, el miedo y la desolación que muchos japoneses vivieron en esa época. En esta historia no hay buenos ni malos, hay sucesos que se deben leer, para aprender de ellos y no repetirlos.