Sunflowers - Le Soleil
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3 copies given away via Goodreads to mark Nagasaki Day, 2012.
Hiroshima is synonymous with the first hostile use of an atomic bomb. Many people think of this occurrence as an event in the past, to be studied from history books. Shimako Murai believes otherwise: for her, the bomb has affected countless people for decades, in ways all the more menacing for their unpredictability and invisibility. This single-act play, based on a true story, tells the tale of two such people: on the surface successful modern women, yet each bearing hidden scars. Although it is harrowing in parts, rather than attributing blame it affirms the desire of the local people to live in the present and look to the future - but never forget the past.
Hiroshima is synonymous with the first hostile use of an atomic bomb. Many people think of this occurrence as an event in the past, to be studied from history books. Shimako Murai believes otherwise: for her, the bomb has affected countless people for decades, in ways all the more menacing for their unpredictability and invisibility. This single-act play, based on a true story, tells the tale of two such people: on the surface successful modern women, yet each bearing hidden scars. Although it is harrowing in parts, rather than attributing blame it affirms the desire of the local people to live in the present and look to the future - but never forget the past.