9 , ▁in ▁ 3 2 ▁families . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Far iman ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁was ▁a ▁Japanese ▁author ▁and ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁H iro sh ima , ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁works ▁of ▁At omic ▁bomb ▁literature . ▁ ▁Biography ▁H ara ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁H iro sh ima ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁H ara ▁was ▁a ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁the ▁atomic ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁H iro sh ima . ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁middle ▁school ▁student , ▁H ara ▁became ▁familiar ▁with ▁Russian ▁literature , ▁and ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁write ▁poetry . ▁He ▁particularly ▁adm ired ▁the ▁po ets ▁Mur ō ▁Sa ise i ▁and ▁Paul ▁Ver la ine . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁English ▁literature ▁department ▁of ▁Ke io ▁University , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁author ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁on wards . ▁ ▁H ara ' s ▁wife ▁S ada e ▁fell ▁ill ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁He ▁had ▁once ▁said ▁of ▁her , ▁" If ▁I ▁should ▁lose ▁my ▁wife , ▁I ▁would ▁live ▁only ▁one ▁year ▁to ▁leave ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁sad ▁and ▁beautiful ▁po ems ▁behind ". ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁anni versary ▁of ▁her ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁exposed ▁to ▁the ▁atomic ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁H iro sh ima ▁at ▁his ▁parents ' ▁home ▁in ▁Mot om achi . ▁These ▁two