Keiji Nakazawa

Keiji Nakazawa

Japan JapansurvivorMaleb. 19399.0Global Dominance: 0.00%

Keiji Nakazawa was a Japanese manga artist and hibakusha best known for his semi-autobiographical work 'Pies descalzos,' which vividly depicts his experiences as a child survivor of the Hiroshima bombing. His storytelling blends personal trauma with broader reflections on the impact of nuclear warfare, making significant contributions to the genre of atomic bomb literature.

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Keiji Nakazawa was the author of the manga 'Hadashi no Gen' and wrote a poem that was set to music for a choir performance in Hiroshima.

【詳報】「非核三原則」問われた被爆81年 広島からの警鐘と誓い [広島県]:朝日新聞
The Asahi Shimbun·JapanJapan· 2026-08-06
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Keiji Nakazawa is a Hiroshima survivor whose semi-autobiographical manga, Pies descalzos, depicts the impact of the bombing.

El mejor reportaje del mundo y el eterno resplandor de Hiroshima, 80 años después de la bomba atómica
El Observador·UruguayUruguay· 2025-08-10
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