Night (Penguin Modern Classics) - Softcover

Wiesel, Elie; Wiesel, Marion

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140189890 ISBN 13: 9780140189896

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2006

Synopsis

Elie Wiesel's harrowing first-hand account of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust, Night is translated by Marion Wiesel with a preface by Elie Wiesel in Penguin Modern Classics.

Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. This is his account of that atrocity: the ever-increasing horrors he endured, the loss of his family and his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity, dignity and faith. Describing in simple terms the tragic murder of a people from a survivor's perspective, Night is among the most personal, intimate and poignant of all accounts of the Holocaust. A compelling consideration of the darkest side of human nature and the enduring power of hope, it remains one of the most important works of the twentieth century.

Elie Wiesel (b. 1928) was fifteen years old when he and his family were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz. After the war, Wiesel studied in Paris and later became a journalist. During an interview with the distinguished French writer, Francois Mauriac, he was persuaded to write about his experiences in the death camps. The result was his internationally acclaimed memoir, La Nuit or Night, which has since been translated into more than thirty languages.

If you enjoyed Night, you might also like Primo Levi's The Periodic Table, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.

'A slim volume of terrifying power'
The New York Times

'To the best of my knowledge no one has left behind him so moving a record'
Alfred Kazin

'Wiesel has taken his own anguish and imaginatively metamorphosed it into art'
Curt Leviant, Saturday Review

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Review:

"A slim volume of terrifying power."--"The New York Times"
"Required reading for all of humanity." --Oprah
"Wiesel has taken his own anguish and imaginatively metamorphosed it into art." --Curt Leviant, "Saturday Review"
"To the best of my knowledge no one has left behind him so moving a record."--Alfred Kazin
"What makes this book so chilling is not the pretense of what happened but a very real description of every thought, fear and the apathetic attitude demonstrated as a response . . . Night, Wiesel's autobiographical masterpiece, is a heartbreaking memoir. Wiesel has taken his painful memories and channeled them into an amazing document which chronicles his most intense emotions every step along the way."--Jose Del Real, "Anchorage Daily News ""
""As a human document, Night is almost unbearably painful, and certainly beyond criticism."--A. Alvarez, "Commentary"

A slim volume of terrifying power. "The New York Times"

Required reading for all humanity. Oprah Winfrey

Wiesel has taken his own anguish and imaginatively metamorphosed it into art. Curt Leviant, "Saturday Review"

To the best of my knowledge no one . . . has left behind him so moving a record. Alfred Kazin, "The Reporter"

What makes this book so chilling is not the pretense of what happened but a very real description of every thought, fear and the apathetic attitude demonstrated as a response . . . "Night," Wiesel's autobiographical masterpiece, is a heartbreaking memoir. Wiesel has taken his painful memories and channeled them into an amazing document which chronicles his most intense emotions every step along the way. Jose Del Real, "Anchorage Daily News"

As a human document, "Night" is almost unbearably painful, and certainly beyond criticism. A. Alvarez, "Commentary""

A slim volume of terrifying power. The New York Times

Required reading for all humanity. Oprah Winfrey

Wiesel has taken his own anguish and imaginatively metamorphosed it into art. Curt Leviant, Saturday Review

To the best of my knowledge no one . . . has left behind him so moving a record. Alfred Kazin, The Reporter

What makes this book so chilling is not the pretense of what happened but a very real description of every thought, fear and the apathetic attitude demonstrated as a response . . . Night, Wiesel's autobiographical masterpiece, is a heartbreaking memoir. Wiesel has taken his painful memories and channeled them into an amazing document which chronicles his most intense emotions every step along the way. Jose Del Real, Anchorage Daily News

As a human document, Night is almost unbearably painful, and certainly beyond criticism. A. Alvarez, Commentary

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"A slim volume of terrifying power." --The New York Times

"Required reading for all humanity." --Oprah Winfrey

"Wiesel has taken his own anguish and imaginatively metamorphosed it into art." --Curt Leviant, Saturday Review

"To the best of my knowledge no one . . . has left behind him so moving a record." --Alfred Kazin, The Reporter

"What makes this book so chilling is not the pretense of what happened but a very real description of every thought, fear and the apathetic attitude demonstrated as a response . . . Night, Wiesel's autobiographical masterpiece, is a heartbreaking memoir. Wiesel has taken his painful memories and channeled them into an amazing document which chronicles his most intense emotions every step along the way." --Jose Del Real, Anchorage Daily News

"As a human document, Night is almost unbearably painful, and certainly beyond criticism." --A. Alvarez, Commentary

Synopsis:

Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. This is his account of that atrocity: the ever-increasing horrors he endured, the loss of his family and his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity, dignity and faith. Describing in simple terms the tragic murder of people from a survivor's perspective, "Night" is among the most personal, intimate and poignant of all accounts of the Holocaust. A compelling consideration of the darkest side of human nature and the enduring power of hope, it remains one of the most important works of the twentieth century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0140189890
• ISBN 13: 9780140189896
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144