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Night

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Night

by Elie Wiesel

January 3, 2006 | Hardcover

A New Translation From The French By Marion Wiesel
"Night" is Elie Wiesel''s masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie''s wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author''s original intent. And in a substantive new preface, Elie reflects on the enduring importance of Night and his lifelong, passionate dedication to ensuring that the world never forgets man''s capacity for inhumanity to man.
"""Night" offers much more than a litany of the daily terrors, everyday perversions, and rampant sadism at Auschwitz and Buchenwald; it also eloquently addresses many of the philosophical as well as personal questions implicit in any serious consideration of what the Holocaust was, what it meant, and what its legacy is and will be.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Witnessing madness

    Buster

    2 weeks ago

    This book is the real story of a boy who survived the Nazi holocaust of Jews in world war II. Described are the many struggles for survival physically and mentally. Terrible oppression, starvation, murder, injustice, death, fear, savage violence, etc... The only negative thing about the book is that it is very short, with only about 114 pages of actual description of events. Very well written.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Loved it!

    heartz

    6 weeks ago

    This book was amazing. It is such a touching story that pulls you in from the moment you start. You go on the emotional journey with the author has he retells his story of living through the Holocaust.
    It starts with his life in Transylvania, living with his parents and sisters. He was a very devout Jew who felt really connected to God and his faith. Although the war is happening, this community had not yet felt the effects of Nazi Germany. The reader is witness to a "sped up" version of what happened in Germany in Elie's hometown near the end of the war. In a matter of months, they experience what happened in a matter of years. We travel with his family on the train to the concentration camps and see him get separated from the women in his family. The remainder of the story is about him and his father and their struggle to survive. We se Elie question his faith and all of humankind.
    This story does not really have an ending, but it suits the style of the story and experience. Elie Wiesel pulls the readers into his world and gives them the chance to understand what happened to so many people during the Holocaust.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Beyond words...

    Sunny

    5 months ago

    Firstly, let me make it clear that I did not read this book because this was recommend by Oprah. I was required to read "Night" for my college English course and when the professor informed our class that this is about holocaust; my initial, but disgusting, reaction was "Oh, there we go again. Another book on holocaust…."

    I would like to have this opportunity to proclaim that I was abhorrently mistaken. Elie Wiesel's "Night" would have to be one of the greatest books I have ever read. This is no ordinary story about holocaust, nor does the writer employs any decorative language. Yet, this simple writing is written such elegance and levity that it's unutterable.

    This is true story of a human being, written with such humanity. This is a story of a great evil that ever infected our world. This is a story of a boy who went mad in order to comprehend "the nature of madness." This is a story of a boy who watched helplessly as "language became an obstacle." This is a story of a boy who amid grave dangers didn't lose his faith in God - yet struggled with it. This is story of a boy who was frail and weak yet felt strong because he was the accuser, God the accused. This is a story of That Night. As he writes in brevity yet bravely:

    "Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned much life into one long night seven times sealed.
    Never shall I forget that smoke.
    Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I was transformed into smoke under the silent sky.
    Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever.
    Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live.
    Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams into ashes.
    Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself.
    Never."

    And this humble reviewer and reader can only promise that never shall I forget his story and the untold story of countless others who were deprived by the depraved.

    Highly recommended to anyone who can read. You don't have to be Jewish in order to comprehend this man's feelings. I am neither Jewish nor religious.

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    Sylvia

    Rating: 5/5

    beautiful

    Sylvia

    7 years ago

    Throughout my 14 years of life, i have always strived to learn more about what had happened during the world wars and the genocide created by Hitler. I have watched historical films, read fiction and non-fiction books on the holocaust, and searched the internet for every bit of information i could get my hands on. However, last night my cousin lent me this book Night after dinner, i started reading it and didnt stop until it was 1:30 where i could no longer read anymore for I had school. Today i finished the book, it bought tears to my eyes. I have never seen or read a book of such a real account. I could almost feel like I was Elie himself. Although it is short, that few 100 pages has caused me to feel that I should share this information with the world. I am starting with my grade 8 class, i am hoping i can get a novel study done on this book.

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A New Translation From The French By Marion Wiesel
"Night" is Elie Wiesel''s masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie''s wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author''s original intent. And in a substantive new preface, Elie reflects on the enduring importance of Night and his lifelong, passionate dedication to ensuring that the world never forgets man''s capacity for inhumanity to man.
"""Night" offers much more than a litany of the daily terrors, everyday perversions, and rampant sadism at Auschwitz and Buchenwald; it also eloquently addresses many of the philosophical as well as personal questions implicit in any serious consideration of what the Holocaust was, what it meant, and what its legacy is and will be.

About the Author

Elie Wiesel, the author of some forty books, is Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University. He and his family live in New York City. Mr. Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.

Edition Details

Oprah Selection #55

Hardcover

5.69 x 8.5 x 0.56 in

January 3, 2006

English


0374399972
9780374399979

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