HERSEY, JOHN RICHARD

hûrˈsē, 1914–93, American author, b. China, grad. Yale, 1936. Reflecting his experiences as a war correspondent in World War II, many of his writings are concerned with the problem of intolerance and inhumanity. His first novel, A Bell for Adano (1944; Pulitzer Prize), depicts the American occupation of a rural town in war-torn Italy. Later novels include The Wall (1950), about the Jewish uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazis; The War Lover (1959); The Child Buyer (1960); Letter to the Alumni (1970); The Conspiracy (1972); and Antonietta (1991). His nonfiction works include Hiroshima (1946), a powerful report of the effects of atomic bombing; The Algiers Motel Incident (1968), concerning an occurrence in the 1967 Detroit race riot; and Blues (1987), about fishing. Collections of his short stories include Fling and Other Stories (1990) and his last, Key West Tales (1994).

See studies by D. Sanders (1967) and N. L. Huse (1983).

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The Survival Tales of John Hersey
Book by Nancy L. Huse; Whitston, 1983
Subjects: Hersey, John--1914---Criticism And Interpretation, Survival In Literature
The Survival Tales of John Hersey Street scene in the Warsaw ghetto...Incorporated The Survival Tales of John Hersey by Nancy L. Huse The Whitston...Guild, Inc., for a quotation from John Hersey. Reprinted by permission from...
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Great American Writers: Twentieth Century - Vol. 5
Book by R. Baird Shuman; Marshall Cavendish, 2002
Subjects: American Literature--20th Century--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, Authors, American--20th Century--Biography--Dictionaries, Gardner, John--Criticism and interpretation, Gibson, William--Criticism and interpretation, Giovanni, Nikki--Criticism and interpretation, Hansberry, Lorraine--1930-1965--Criticism and interpretation, Hemingway, Ernest--1899-1961--Criticism and interpretation, Hersey, John--1914-1993--Criticism and interpretation, Hinton, S. E--Criticism and interpretation
...Published in 1976, October Light was John Gardners bicentennial novel. James Page...he?barh"a??? his eldest son, ? ;?:?..: Richard, h,?an I9,?d, himself-and his emotions...5eiding or Ithaca. The Fictioiis- of John Crardr?er. Sewai?ef? Review 851(,110...
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Richard II
Book by Anthony Steel; University Press, 1941
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Richard Ii, 1377-1399, Richard--Ii--King Of England--1367-1400
...London merchants Richard Lyons, John Pecche and others...expert witnesses. Richard le Scrope at once...new figure, one John Pyel, was concerned...in the year of Richards birth. His younger brother, John Holland, later earl...
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The Revolutionary Imagination: The Poetry and Politics of John Wheelwright and Sherry Mangan
Book by Alan M. Wald; University of North Carolina Press, 1983
Subjects: American Poetry--20th Century--History And Criticism, Mangan, Sherry--1904---Political And Social Views, Poets, American--20th Century--Political And Social Views, Politics And Literature--United States--History--20th Century, Radicalism In Literature, Revolutionary Poetry, American--History And Criticism, Socialism In Literature, Wheelwright, John--1897-1940--Political And Social Views
...Grover, John P. Hall, Mary Hall, Betty Hamilton, Frank Haskell, Jock Haston, Richard Haywood, Andrew Heisker, David Herreshoff, Doris Herreshoff, John Hersey, Henry Russell Hitchcock, Philip and Tessa Horton, John Houseman, Quincy...
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John F. Kennedy
Book by Peter Schwab, J. Lee Shneidman; Twayne Publishers, 1974
Subjects: Kennedy, John F--(John Fitzgerald)--1917-1963
...Eleventh received a copy of John Hersey Readers Digest version...Hubert H. Humphrey or Richard M. Nixon, John Kennedy maintained the...accepted the nomination as Richard Nixons run ning mate, John Kennedy commented, "Thats...
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The Making of Theodore H. White's "The Making of the President 1960."
Journal article by John E. Miller; Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 29, 1999
Subjects: Elections--1960, Kennedy, John F.--Media coverage, Nixon, Richard M.--Media coverage, The Making of the President 1960 (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., White, Theodore H.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...included Walter Duranty, Edgar Snow, John Hersey, and John Gunther. He possessed a cinematic...396--97; Nixon, RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (New York: Grosset and Dunlap...and others before publication. John F. Kennedy even read a chapter or...
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Empowering Peers to Prevent Youth Violence
Journal article by Richard J. Hazler, Jolynn V. Carney; Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, Vol. 41, 2002
Subjects: Child behavior, Children--Behavior, Children--Psychological aspects, Children--Social aspects, Peer pressure--Psychological aspects, Peer pressure--Social aspects, Youth violence--Prevention, Youth violence--Psychological aspects, Youth violence--Social aspects
...Youth Violence. by Richard J. Hazler , Jolynn...finds his 16-year-old son John dead of a self-inflicted...1996; OCarroll, Mercy, Hersey, Boudreau, Odel-Butler...University of Toronto Press. Richard J. Hazier, Department...should be addressed to Richard J. Hazler, 201 McCracken...
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Ralph Ellison and K.S. Maniam: Ethnicity in America and Malaysia, Two Kinds of Invisibility
Journal article by Tang Soo Ping; MELUS, Vol. 18, 1993
Subjects: Ellison, Ralph--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Invisible Man (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Malaysia--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Maniam, K.S.--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Marginality, Social--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Race relations--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...Collection of Critical Essays. Ed. John Hersey. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1974. Brodhead, Richard H. The School of Hawthorne. Oxford...Theory. New York: Methuen, 1984. Hersey, John, ed. Ralph Ellison: A Collection...
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From Trauma to Paranoia: Nuclear Weapons, Science Fiction and History
Journal article by Cyndy Hendershot; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 32, 1999
Subjects: Defense reaction (Physiology)--Analysis, Motion pictures--Social aspects, Nuclear warfare in motion pictures--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Science fiction films--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Commenting on John Herseys account of the...similar work. As Richard Hofstadter explained...their spaceship. John Hersey recounts a rumor...1998): 26-39. Hersey, John. Hiroshima. 1946...1989. Hodgens, Richard. "A Short Tragical...
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Asia Askew: U.S. Best-Sellers on Asia, 1931-1980
Journal article by Daniel B. Ramsdell; Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Vol. 15, 1983
Subjects: Asia, Asia--Intellectual Life, Asia--Politics And Government
...of untypical older works, like John Herseys Hiroshima , they are extremely...D 35 Hiroshima (NF), John Hersey.118 pp. Japan Y D 12...A Single Pebble (F), John Hersey.181 pp. China J B 76...
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A Spy, Indeed
Magazine article by Ronald Radosh; National Review, Vol. 57, May 9, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Lives of Agnes Smedley (Book)--Book reviews
...operations of Stalins government." Smedley was Soviet spy Richard Sorges chief recruiting agent: "Her home served as a...defense committee included such luminaries as Pearl Buck, John Hersey, John K. Fairbank, and Harrison Salisbury. She thought of...
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Black Rain: Reflections on Hiroshima and Nuclear War in Japanese Film
Magazine article by Robert Feleppa; Cross Currents, Vol. 54, Spring 2004
Subjects: Kurosawa, Akira, Motion picture theaters, Motion pictures, Movie theaters, Movies, Nuclear warfare, Nuclear warfare in motion pictures
...American cousin, played by Richard Gere, deals with the resentment...novel, Black Rain, and John Herseys Hiroshima (1985; originally...Atomic Age" in Broderick. Hersey, John. 1985 1946. Hiroshima...Tokyo: Kodansha. (Trans. John Bester) Kurosawa, Akira...
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Jazz Beginnings: Ralph Ellison and Charlie Christian in Oklahoma City
Magazine article by Horace Porter; The Antioch Review, Vol. 57, Summer 1999
Subjects: African American music, African Americans, Ellison, Ralph--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz music--Criticism and interpretation, Jazz--Criticism and interpretation, Music, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
...The Music of Oklahoma City When John Hersey asked Ralph Ellison during the 1970s...him. Years later, when reviewing Richard Wrights autobiography, Black Boy...City in 1939 at the instigation of John Hammond, he might have shared the...
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Ferrante of Naples: The Statecraft of a Renaissance Prince
Magazine article by David Abulafia; History Today, Vol. 45, February 1995
Subjects: Ferrante, King of Naples--Political activity, Italy--History, Kings and rulers--Biography, Naples, Italy--Kings and rulers
...all, a contemporary of Louis XI and Richard III. Yet he also had ideals which were...Duckworth, 1991). On art, see G.L. Hersey, The Aragonese arch at Naples (Yale University Press, 1973), G.L. Hersey, Alfonso II and the artistic renewal...
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Witness for the Truth
Magazine article by Sam Tanenhaus; National Review, Vol. 45, February 15, 1993
Subjects: Chambers, Whittaker--Biography, Espionage, Soviet--History, Hiss, Alger--Biography, Hiss, Tony--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Soviet espionage--History, Spies--History
...had, in the days when its stable included James Agee, John Hersey, Robert Fitzgerald, Theodore White, and others almost...repercussions of "The Ghosts on the Roof" were large. John Hersey, Times correspondent in Moscow at the time Chamberss...
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John Hersey High School
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June 9, 2005
...Scholastic Press Association Individual - Richard Stiles: All-State orchestra (bassoon...and Lara Driscoll Team played, score: Hersey beat Rolling Meadows, 33-17 Prom Date...m. June 5 Location: Carter Gymnasium, John Hersey High School Student Speakers...
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John Hersey High School
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June 5, 2007
Subjects: Students
...National Honor Band - John Klingner, Priti...Russo Football: Hersey 28, Elk Grove 7...Witte Staff speaker: Richard Golminas, Assistant...issues David Teeghman John Hersey High School Editors...Teeghman is a senior at John Hersey High School, and...
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Hersey Grad Still Wants to Coach
Newspaper article by Eileen O. Daday; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 4, 2006
...that centers in his knees, hips, elbows and wrists. At John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, he began volunteering...first place, said Daily Herald Administrative Editor Richard Klicki, the Leadership Team program coordinator. "This...
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Mustangs Profit with Dynamic Net Players
Newspaper article by John Leusch; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 30, 2005
...Players. by John Leusch Byline: John Leusch Daily Herald Sports Writer They...high 18 kills in a three-game loss to Hersey. Last year, she had 137 kills, 128 digs...delivers with her right arm. "My dad (Richard Cooper Jr.) was big into 16-inch softball...
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`Mad Max' Shuts Down Wizards: Strickland on Bench at Start of the Game
Newspaper article by John N. Mitchell; The Washington Times, November 11, 1999
...on bench at start of the game by John N. Mitchell Lets start with what...bench to deliver 13 points. And Rookie Richard Hamilton, starting in place of Richmond...Wally Walker. Walker wanted to move both Hersey Hawkins, who is now in Chicago, and Horace...
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Hersey, John Richard
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HERSEY, JOHN RICHARD hur se, 1914 93, American author, b. China, grad. Yale, 1936. Reflecting his experiences as a war correspondent in World War...
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American Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...intrigued many writers of fiction, and Truman Capote , John Hersey , James Michener , and Norman Mailer wrote with perception...novelists as Don DeLillo , Peter Taylor, William Kennedy, Richard Ford , Robert Stone , E. Annie Proulx , and T...


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