John herseys novel a single pebble, which was published in 1956, deals with. A summary of data of explosive echo ranging tests under contracts nonr67 and nord16752, final report of contract nord18214 whoi by john brackett hersey. Hersey, john a single pebble 1st edition 1st printing ebay. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a single pebble. In 1945, hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city.
John richard hersey june 17, 1914 march 24, 1993 was a pulitzer prizewinning american writer and journalist considered one of the earliest practitioners of the socalled new journalism, in which storytelling devices of the novel are fused with nonfiction reportage. Chapter 1 begins on the morning of the dropping of the atomic bomb august 6 1945, resulting in the deaths of over onehundredthousand people. Hersey was born in tientsin, china, in 1914 to missionary parents and learned to. Buy a single pebble book online at low prices in india a. In the hands of john hersey, it becomes a small masterpiece. One interesting fact about a single pebble is that the engineer in this novel did almost no. I first read john herseys white lotus in the early 60s as an undergrad student. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. A single pebble by john hersey, first edition abebooks. A single pebble tells the story of an american engineer who goes to china in the 1920s to figure out how to dam up the yangtze river. But with a single pebble he again is lyrical and clear, subtle and bold in his writing. He had remained in contact with several of the survivors whose stories he had told.
Also, while in japan in 1945 reporting for the new yorker, hersey discovered a paper. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the socalled new journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to nonfiction reportage. John hersey an often perilous journey up the yangtze river aboard a chinese junk provides a young and impatient american engineer new insights into lifes meaning. It allowed hersey to consider his relationship as a modern american with the orient. John hersey was born in tientsin, china, the son of missionaries. Modernist untranslatability in john herseys a single pebble. John hersey biography cliffsnotes study guides book. A single pebble by hersey, john and a great selection of related books. A young american engineer sent to china to inspect the unruly yangtze river travels up through the rivers gorges searching for dam sites.
It is this modernist critique of humanist connection which is, arguably, the novels greatest achievement. A single pebble, published in 1956, was about the journey of a young american engineer up the yangtze river during the 1920s. In 1959, hersey published the war lover, continuing a theme of the paradox of those who love war and fight an enemy within. The late pulitzer prize winning novelist john hersey described the event in this book, based. Hersey s account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima, japan, was. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. A single pebble is a short but extremely exciting and interesting novel about a young american engineer, who was sent to the yangtze river in 1920 to discover it.
Purchased used as a library discard most people know of hersey from his unforgettable nonfiction work, hiroshima, which still stands as an extraordinary work of journalism. He studied at yale and cambridge, served for a time as sinclair lewiss secretary, and then worked several years as a journalist. John richard hersey june 17, 1914 march 24, 1993 was a pulitzer prizewinning american writer and journalist considered one of the earliest practitioners of the socalled new journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to nonfiction reportage. A single pebble john hersey i just finished an interesting book that you may want to consider adding to your to read list. A single pebble by john hersey, 1956, knopf edition, in english 1st ed. John hersey project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Hersey is also known for his pseudochronicle, a single pebble, about a young american engineer traversing upstream yangtze. Responding to a telephoned report of sniping, the detroit police invaded the algiers motel and interrogated ten black men and two white women. John hersey was born in tientsin, china on june 17, 1914 where he lived until 1925 when his family went back to the united states. Overshadowed by hersey s other works, specifically hiroshima and a bell for adano, a single pebble offers a great deal to the reader.
A single pebble by john hersey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book, john herseys journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Hiroshima, by john hersey, deals with the human impact of the atomic bomb used on hiroshima in 1945. After the wall came the marmot drive, a single pebble, the war lover, the child buyer, white lotus, and others.
While in china on business in the 1920s, a young american engineer becomes involved in the lives of people who live on a junk on the yangtze river. Hersey, john a single pebble 1st edition 1st printing hardcover new york alfred a. Single pebble by john hersey, and war and peace by leo tolstoy. Publishers bindings, most in dust jacket one is in wrappers. Paul hersey 19312012 was a renowned educationalist, entrepreneur, trainer, consultant and a leading authority on management and situational leadership. In 1985 hersey returned to hiroshima to write a followup article. The story of a journey in time takes a young, sensitive american engineer up the yangtse river by junk to see for himself where a dam could be built. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. A single pebble is best described as a short novel. Alternating a tale of the past that has become a part of key west legend with a contemporary story that reflects the pulse of life there today, hersey weaves in these stories a brilliant human tapestry of the place.
To ask other readers questions about a single pebble, please sign up. See all books authored by john hersey, including hiroshima, and the wall, and more on. The fourth was a library book and i simply put it back on the shelf, and the fifth i handed over to the librarian in john day. Buy online, view images and see past prices for first edition. He studied at yale and cambridge, served for a time as sinclair lewiss secretary, and then worked several more about john hersey. Paul hersey biography, quotes, publications and books.
John hersey was born in tientsin, china, in 1914 and lived there until 1925, when his family returned to the united states. He returned to the united states with his family at the age of ten. Pulled on a junk hauled by fortyodd trackers, he is carried, too, into the settled, ancient way of life of the people of. Hersey also wrote a single pebblein 1956, a short novel about an american engineer who travels up the yangtze riverin the early 1920s to scout for sites to dam the river. A single pebble by john hersey, 1956, hamish hamilton edition, in english a single pebble. The book, hiroshima, lists his birthplace as tientsin. A single pebble author john hersey formatbinding hardcover book condition used very good jacket condition good quantity available 1 edition 1st edition binding hardcover publisher alfred a. Author john hersey hersey published his first book, the pulitzer prizewinning a bell for adano, in 1945. A single pebble by john hersey diary of an autodidact.
John hersey was born in tientsin, china, in 1914 and lived there until 1925, when his. This approach and the supporting model links leadership effectiveness to practical teamsituations. Find all available study guides and summaries for a single pebble by john hersey. Analysis of john herseys novels literary theory and. Hersey was born in china in 1914 and spent his first ten years living. A2182, first paperback edition, written by the awardwinning author, john hersey. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Knopf place of publication new york date published 1956 keywords china bookseller catalogs history. Deirdre chetham covers this in the book before the deluge. By the time the interrogators left, three men had been shot to death and the others, including the women, beaten. Like his nonfiction, it is written in a spare, compact manner. Hersey worked as a journalist and war correspondent during world war ii for time magazine and became well known from those writings on the war. It was a really good book, and i would really recommend it.
Hersey died i 1993, and the twentynine books in this collection represent all of his hardback book output. In a deceptively simple story, hersey has captured all the magic, the terror and the drama of that extraordinary stretch of water. Which choose your own adventure book is your favorite. Author hersey, john, 19141993 title a single pebble. A single pebble by john hersey, 1968, bantam books edition, in english bantam pathfinder ed. The last couple of books i have read by john hersey were both disappointments, really not his best stuff.
The book is far more than a fictionalized travelogue of a trip up the yangtse river. He is the narrator of his own story, told from a large span of. John hersey has 67 books on goodreads with 164486 ratings. Born in tientsin, china to missionaries roscoe and grace baird hersey, his family returned to the united states when he was ten years old.
John hersey books biography and list of works author. In john herseys report we come to understandthe man, and the things that persuade him. Jan 14, 2015 this book is fiction, but sixty years after the book was written, a dam was built on this river submerging the villages along miles of the river including the village of single pebble. When hersey recaptured his memories of china in the novel a single pebble, in 1956, he was praised for his acute observations and simple handling of realistic detail, as he would be for nonfictional works such as here to stay, the algiers motel incident, letter to the alumni, and the president. I couldnt wait for white lotusa long one, about an american woman in slavery, but id have to let it go until summer, probablybut the child buyer looked interesting since im adopted, anyway, or the war lover, or a single pebble, and they werent too long. On august 6, 1945, hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. Hersey was the master of pierson college, one of the twelve residential colleges at yale university, from 1965 to 1970. John hersey 1914 1993 john richard hersey june 17, 1914march 24, 1993 was an american writer and journalist. Throughout his career, however, hersey insisted that he mentally separated and saw a clear. One of the bestknown theories hersey developed with ken blanchard is the situational leadership model. What makes this book shine is the sensitivity of handling of both the chinese.
If there is a sparknotes, shmoop, or cliff notes guide, we will have it listed. To an american the preposterousness of delays, the indifference of the chinese to the human element even when it involved death, all add up to something more vital than hurry and the miles of hydroelectric promises ahead. When i read a single pebble by john hershey, i wondered whether. The first two i left at my cousins, in tacoma, and the third in portland. Some rubbing spots and chips to spine, light shelf wear. In 1937 he worked as a secretary for sinclair lewis, and that fall he got a position at time. He attended the hotchkiss school, then yale university, then cambridge university. The only book without a dust jacket is herseys first book, and that has been extremely difficult to find in an acceptable condition. Its interesting to me how hard it is to leave a book behind. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a.
Herseys account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima, japan, was adjudged the finest piece of american journalism. Almost four decades after the original publication of the book, john hersey went back to hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he. This book is fiction, but sixty years after the book was written, a dam was built on this river submerging the villages along miles of the river including the village. Pulled on a junk hauled by fortyodd trackers, he is carried, too, into the settled, ancient way of life of the people of the yangtze until the interplay of his life with theirs comes to a dramatic climax. A single pebble by john hersey and a great selection of related books. Buy a single pebble book online at best prices in india on. A single pebble a thought provoking book third age. John hersey books list of books by author john hersey. Stated first and second printings before publication. This book is fiction, but sixty years after the book was written, a dam was built on this river submerging the villages along miles of the river including the village of single pebble. This account of the bombing of hiroshima is told from the perspective of six survivors.