when was john hersey book hiroshima written?
<answer> John Hersey book hiroshima was written in 1946. <context> The 100 best nonfiction books: No 34 – Hiroshima by John Hersey (1946) 1  Hersey’s extraordinary, gripping book tells the personal stories of six people who endured the 1945 atom bomb attack on the Japanese city. 2  Hersey’s extraordinary, gripping book tells the personal stories of six people who endured the 1945 atom bomb attack on the Japanese city.