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Night is a 1960 memoir by Elie Wiesel based on his Holocaust experiences with his father in the Nazi German concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald in 1944–1945, toward the end of the Second World War in Europe. In just over 100 pages of sparse and fragmented narrative, Wiesel writes about his loss of faith and increasing disgust with ...
- Elie Wiesel
- 1960: Night. New York: Hill & Wang; London: MacGibbon & Kee, 116 pages.
Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) Elie Wiesel. Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928 in the Kingdom of Romania and emigrated after WWII to the United States. Wiesel is famous as a writer and human rights activist. He is a survivor of the Holocaust and his books often deal with this subject. In 1985 Wiesel was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal ...
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- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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- Writer, Actor
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Jul 3, 2016 · By Benjamin Ivry July 3, 2016. The Romanian-born Nobel Peace Prize-winner Elie Wiesel, who died on July 2 at age 87, will be remembered for many accomplishments. Above all, his memoir “Night ...
Sep 12, 2017 · Samantha Power, a friend and admirer of Elie Wiesel, reflects on his memoir of the Holocaust and his mission to combat indifference. She recounts his struggle to write, publish and bear witness to the horrors he survived and witnessed.
