¡Faceful Elephants
¡Chieko Akiyama
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[Machine Translation] Even today, 70 years after the end of the war, many programs commemorating the end of the war are featured every year on August 15. One story has been read over the radio for nearly half a century. It is called "Poor Elephant. It is based on a true story about a zookeeper at the Ueno Zoo who was forced to kill animals for the safety of the citizens of Tokyo during an air raid in 1945, near the end of the war. The story conveys a reflection on the selfishness of people, but also the kindness and love that people have for each other, and the message that war must never be fought again. Chieko Akiyama, who entered the world of broadcast journalism immediately after the war, reads this work as a generation with vivid memories of World War II and a wish for lasting peace. The book, which had been out of print, became a bestseller with a total of over 2.2 million copies sold, and has been read at schools and libraries throughout Japan, and has now been made into an animation and TV drama. The message was sent out of Japan. The message has traveled far beyond Japan. A booklet with the text of the reading is included. Reading: Chieko Akiyama / English reading: Cyndi Lauper *This is a re-release of the 2008 release (ESCL-3087).
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