Sadako wants to live
Sadako wants to live is the most successful book by the Austrian writer Karl Bruckner . It was published in 1961 and has since been translated into 70 languages and sold over 2 million times. The book was and is used in schools around the world for peace education.
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The main character Sadako Sasaki witnessed the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima at the age of four . As a result of this, at the age of fourteen she became radiation sick . Sadako believes he can regain her health by folding 1000 cranes out of golden paper, because in the Japanese tradition the crane stands for health and peace. Sadako fights for her life, but dies after completing the 990th crane.
See also
- Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes , an English book on the same subject