A Dimly Burning Wick—

Memoir from the Ruins of Hiroshima

By Sadako Teiko Okuda
with Pamela Bea Wilson Vergun

The book about Hiroshima that explains why the atomic bombing occurred and what we can learn from it-through the genuine diary of a young woman who tried to help.

Metro Spirit, Atlanta, Georgia joins others in concluding
“A Dimly Burning Wick may be one of the most important books of our time.”


Foreword by Catherine Thomasson, Past President of Physicians for Social Responsibility

Contributors include: Paul Joseph,
Sok-Hon Ham, and Ronald Takaki

(Algora Publishing, 2008)

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Dr. Vergun on CBS' Your Carolina with Jack and Kimberly, Nov 11, 2008.

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A Dimly Burning Wick—Memoir from the Ruins of Hiroshima. By Sadako Teiko Okuda with Pamela Bea Wilson Vergun, along with contributors such as Ronald Takaki and Sok-Hon Ham, the book includes insights on nuclear and atomic issues through analyzing WWII history and the present. This arresting and poignant memoir is accompanied by illuminating supporting chapters that use sociology and social psychology, particularly cognitive dissonance, and historical analysis to better understand the experience of hibakusha (atomic-bomb survivors) and the continuing importance of addressing the risks of nuclear power and weapons for the world’s people and especially for our children.

Illustrations by Mia Nolting

Sadako Teiko Okuda and Pamela Vergun.

Photograph by Robert Allen Vergun.

To contact author Dr. Pamela Vergun, email her at:

pamvergun@adimlyburningwick.com

How is it that in the midst of one of the most horrific wartime events in history, an ordinary person can document for the world the selfless compassion of its youngest victims? In the wake of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Sadako Okuda tenderly describes and gives voice to the wounded children who — even in their final hours — gently cared for their siblings, parents, grandparents, and friends.

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