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Título: Into the Forbidden Zone: A Trip Through Hell and High Water in Post-Earthquake Japan
Autor: William T. Vollmann
Número de páginas: 61
Editorial: Byliner, Kindle
Fecha original de publicación: 2011
País: Estados Unidos
ASIN: B004YXB5RG

Sinopsis: (Tomada de Publishers Weekly) "Do you think that nuclear power is wise or unwise? When you think about radiation, what comes to mind? How relevant is the nuclear accident to you? So, you approve of nuclear power? These are not questions asked around a water cooler in Anywhere, USA, a safe distance from the eastern coast of Japan, which is experiencing a nuclear disaster of Chernobyl-like proportions. These are questions William T. Vollmann asked a handful of people who were there--who were rocked by the 9-magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011; who managed to survive the tsunami that followed; and who are now dealing with what is probably the most fearsome element in this trifecta of catastrophes--the unknown. Armed with a dosimeter and an anti-nuclear agenda, Vollmann boldly goes where even the most hungry and seasoned journalist would fear to tread, 'the forbidden zone.' The answers Vollmann gets may surprise you. Even more surprising, perhaps, is the kindness and enduring spirit of the people he encounters--people still abiding what had seemed like a remote horror that now, yet again, is all too real."

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