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802. 96K views 1 year ago. In 1944, teenager Elie Wiesel, his family, and 440,000 other Jews were deported from Hungary to the Auschwitz concentration camp and killing center in Nazi German...
Night. Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel (Translator), François Mauriac (Foreword) 4.37. 1,248,817 ratings38,060 reviews. Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald.
Sep 12, 2017 · Samantha Power. | Sep. 12, 2017. Words tend to fail us most in two circumstances — in the face of profound evil and of transcendent decency. When Elie Wiesel first tried to describe his experience in the camps, he later wrote, “I watched helplessly as language became an obstacle.”
Jan 15, 2011 · Elie Wiesel’s “Night” is a triumph of storytelling that was born from the worst possible circumstances. It’s the literary equivalent of a man clenching his fists until the blood leaves them...
Aug 25, 2014 · Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel, Night. Night, Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel's account of his experiences as a 15 year old boy during the Holocaust, is a memoir of prodigious power: his humanity...
Overview. Night by Elie Wiesel, published in 1958, is a powerful, largely autobiographical work that recounts the experiences of a teenager in Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust.
Night tells the story of Eliezer, a teenage Jewish boy living in the small village of Sighet in Transylvania. When the novel begins, Wiesel depicts him as studious, dedicated to stying the Torah along with his mentor.
