Some of the story’s scenes, such as collecting fireflies for his sister, and taking her to the beach, are based on Nosaka’s own experiences. Left orphaned and homeless by a bombardment, he and his sixteen-month-old sister went to live with a relative. Like Seita in the story, Nosaka was fourteen years old in 1945 when the aerial bombings of Kobe began. ![]() Born on October 10, 1930, author Nosaka Akiyuki spent his youth in Kobe during a period of economic crisis and growing Japanese militarism. Grave of the Fireflies is a work of fiction and a semi-autobiographical story.
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