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John Hersey

John Hersey is composed of at least 2 distinct authors.

Also known as: John Hersey, John R. Hersey, John Richard Hersey

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Books by John Hersey

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John Hersey (1)

Hiroshima 1732 copies, 16 reviews
A Bell for Adano 350 copies, 2 reviews
The Wall 222 copies
The Child Buyer 108 copies, 2 reviews
A Single Pebble 99 copies
White Lotus 91 copies, 2 reviews
The Call 69 copies
The Conspiracy 64 copies, 1 review
Blues 58 copies
Too Far To Walk 58 copies
The Algiers Motel Incident 52 copies
Antonietta 50 copies, 1 review
The War Lover 48 copies
Key West Tales: Stories 36 copies

My petition for more space 34 copies, 1 review

Under the Eye of the Storm 35 copies

Into the Valley 30 copies, 1 review

Life Sketches 23 copies

Of Men and War 24 copies

The Walnut Door 18 copies

Letter to the alumni 15 copies

Here to Stay 15 copies, 1 review

Fling And Other Stories 13 copies

The Marmot Drive 11 copies

Aspects of the Presidency: Truman and Ford in Office 6 copies, 1 review

HIROSHIMA: WITH NEW CHAPTER ON "THE AFTERMATH" (MODERN CLASSICS S.) 6 copies

The writer's craft, 6 copies

The President 3 copies

Ralph Ellison: A Collection of Critical Essays (Twentieth Century Views) 3 copies

Bataan 2 copies

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John Hersey (2)

Advice To Christian parents 1 copy

John Hersey (unknown)

HIROSHIMA. PENGUIN WORLD AFFAIRS NO 0603 1 copy
De muur -Oorspronkelijke titel "The Wall" 1 copy

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Canonical name

Hersey, John

Legal name

Hersey, John Richard

Other names

Date of birth

1914-06-17

Date of death

1993-03-24

Burial location

West Chop Cemetery, Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA

Gender

male

Nationality

USA

Places of residence

Key West, Florida, USA (death)

Tientsin, China (birth)

Chongqing, China

Education

Yale University

University of Cambridge

Occupations

secretary (to Sinclair Lewis)

Relationships

Organizations

American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1950)

Awards and honors

Pictured on US Stamp (2007)

Agents

Short biography

Disambiguation notice

1. John Hersey (CK above) wrote Hiroshima.
2. Hersey, John 1786-1862 wrote Advice to Christian Parents.

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J. E. Hershey (combine) (never combine)

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A: Because LibraryThing draws from so many different libraries, it can't enforce a single name for a given author. "Also known as" lets LibraryThing users combine author's names easily, so collections match up and everything runs smoothly.

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