John Hersey
American journalist, novelist and academic (1914-1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1] 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.[2]
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Born | (1914-06-17)June 17, 1914 Tianjin, China |
Died | March 24, 1993(1993-03-24) (aged 78) Key West, Florida, US |
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Education | Yale University (BA) Clare College, Cambridge |
Notable works | Hiroshima (1946) |
Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for A Bell for Adano |
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Children | 5 |
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