John Hersey was an American writer and journalist, recognized as an early pioneer of "New Journalism." This innovative approach fuses the narrative techniques of the novel with factual, non-fiction reporting. His work is characterized by its profound examination of human experiences and societal events, often delving into moral complexities and deep personal struggles. Hersey masterfully employs factual accounts to craft compelling and enduring narratives.
In this thought-provoking work on prayer, John Hersey explores the meaning and purpose of prayer in the Christian tradition. Drawing on scripture and the writings of historical figures such as Augustine and Calvin, Hersey offers practical advice and inspiration for those seeking a more meaningful prayer life. Whether you're a devout Christian or simply curious about the power of prayer, this book is an essential read.
Dr. Tom Medlar’s sailboat, the Harmony, is his pride and joy, and the focus of more lavish and meticulous care than he affords to either his career or his marriage. But then one day Tom takes his wife, Audrey, and their friends, Flick and Dottie Hamden, out for a pleasure cruise and into the unexpected path of a hurricane. As the deadly storm rages around them, the fault lines in the friendships and marriages begin to crack, and John Hersey’s riveting adventure story rapidly becomes something deeper and more unsettling. Widely praised on its initial publication in 1967, Under the Eye of the Storm remains a masterpiece of psychological fiction from one of the most accomplished authors of the twentieth century.
John Fist is a talented overachiever who has become restless and bored in his second year at Sheldon, an elite New England college. He is losing motivation, increasingly finding it “too far to walk” to his philosophy class across campus. So when the devil in sophomore’s clothing (a fellow student named Chum Breed) offers him all the most intense experiences of the modern world in exchange for a twenty-six-week lease on his soul, Fist eagerly signs up. The anticipated adventures, however, turn out not to be quite what he had bargained for. Pulitzer Prize–winner John Hersey’s Too Far to Walk is a bracing updating of the classic Faust legend, a compelling coming-of-age novel, and a masterful work of mid-century fiction.
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 that means a great deal to him. From the author of A Bell For Adano and Hiroshima comes this final collections of stories.
Relates true stories of modern man's courage and determination in the face of great odds, from an old woman's escape from death by drowning during a flood to the struggles of the Hiroshima survivors
Riveting and compelling, The Wall tells the inspiring story of forty men and women who escape the dehumanizing horror of the Warsaw ghetto. John Hersey's novel documents the Warsaw ghetto both as an emblem of Nazi persecution and as a personal confrontation with torture, starvation, humiliation, and cruelty -- a gripping and visceral story, impossible to put down.
McGuire, The Algiers Motel Incident is a powerful indictment of racism and the US justice system.