John Hersey
b. 1914 – d. 1993 · 60 books
Biography
John Richard Hersey (June 17, 1914 – March 24, 1993) was an American writer and journalist. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reportage. In 1999, *Hiroshima,* Hersey's account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was adjudged the finest work of American journalism of the 20th century by a 36-member panel associated with New York University's journalism department.
John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China, the son of missionaries. He returned to the United States with his family at the age of ten. He attended the Hotchkiss School, then Yale University, then Cambridge University. In 1937 he worked as a secretary for Sinclair Lewis, and that fall he got a position at *Time* magazine. Two years later he was transferred to Time's Chongqing bureau. During World War II he reported on the war in both Europe and Asia, writing articles for *Time, Life,* and *The New Yorker.* He published several books during this time, including *Men on Bataan*, *Into the Valley*, *A Bell for Adano* (which won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1945), and *Hiroshima*, his most famous work (originally published in *The New Yorker).* He also wrote *The Wall* (1950) about the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. Hersey was the head of Pierson College at Yale University from 1965-1970, and he taught writing at the undergraduate level there.
John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China, the son of missionaries. He returned to the United States with his family at the age of ten. He attended the Hotchkiss School, then Yale University, then Cambridge University. In 1937 he worked as a secretary for Sinclair Lewis, and that fall he got a position at *Time* magazine. Two years later he was transferred to Time's Chongqing bureau. During World War II he reported on the war in both Europe and Asia, writing articles for *Time, Life,* and *The New Yorker.* He published several books during this time, including *Men on Bataan*, *Into the Valley*, *A Bell for Adano* (which won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1945), and *Hiroshima*, his most famous work (originally published in *The New Yorker).* He also wrote *The Wall* (1950) about the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. Hersey was the head of Pierson College at Yale University from 1965-1970, and he taught writing at the undergraduate level there.
Books by John Hersey
Child Buyer
Child Buyer
Prayer, Its Duties and Privile
Prayer, Its Duties and Privileges
Classic Stories of World War II
To the Edge of the Universe
Creating Contagious Leadership
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Reader's Companion--Silver
Let us now praise famous men
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
Amazing Space
Ohev ha-milḥamah
Ohev ha-milḥamah
Recuerdo mil novecientos treinta y seis--
Key West tales
Antonietta
Of Men and War
Fling and other stories
Interview With John Hersey
Interview With John Hersey
Here to Stay (Tesoro Books)
Here to Stay (Tesoro Books)
Aspects of the presidency
La Muraille (Tome I)
La Muraille (Tome I)
La\Muraille Tome II
La\Muraille Tome II
Additional views on computer s
Additional views on computer software
THE WALNUT DOOR. Limited Editi
THE WALNUT DOOR. Limited Edition. A Volume in The First Edition Society Series.
Ils ont mérité de vivre
Ils ont mérité de vivre
My petition for more space
The conspiracy
Letter to the alumni
the algiers motel
the algiers motel
The Algiers Motel incident
The Marmot Drive
a bell adano -
a bell adano -
The Wall (Modern Library Giants, 98.1)
Under the eye of the storm
Too Far to Walk
White Lotus
A Single Pebble (Bantam Books
A Single Pebble (Bantam Books # A2182)
A Single Pebble / John Hersey
A Single Pebble / John Hersey
The child buyer
The War Lovers
Le haleur de tête
Le haleur de tête
Une cloche pour adano
Taḥīyat al-ajrās
Taḥīyat al-ajrās
THE MARMOT DRIVE By JOHN HERSE
THE MARMOT DRIVE By JOHN HERSEY 1953 first edition stated
החומה
החומה
Rare John Hersey / The Wall Si
Rare John Hersey / The Wall Signed 1st Edition 1950
THE WALL BY JOHN HERSEY~1950
THE WALL BY JOHN HERSEY~1950
Hiroszima
Hiroszima
Red Pepper Village
Red Pepper Village
The happy, happy beggar
The happy, happy beggar
Adannuo zhi zhong
Adannuo zhi zhong
Dentro la vallata
Dentro la vallata
Une cloche pour Adamo
Une cloche pour Adamo
A bell for Adano
Descente dans la vallée
Descente dans la vallée
Fourteen of them
Fourteen of them
Klockan i Adano
Klockan i Adano
Men on Bataan
A sun will pierce
A sun will pierce
History of the Class of Ninete
History of the Class of Nineteen Thirty-Six Yale College
A Bell for Adano (R 75 ALS)
A Bell for Adano (R 75 ALS)
Vierinkivi
Vierinkivi