Greetings, I am John Richard Hersey, an American writer and journalist known for my contributions to the field of New Journalism. I was born on June 17, 1914, in Tianjin, China, to Grace Baird and Roscoe Hersey, both Protestant missionaries. My work, especially my account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, titled "Hiroshima," has been recognized as a significant piece of American journalism.