Synopsis
The new translation of the bestselling memoir Night in one volume with its companion novels, Dawn and Day
Night is one of the masterpieces of Holocaust literature. First published in 1958, it is the autobiographical account of an adolescent boy and his father in Auschwitz. Elie Wiesel writes of their battle for survival and of his battle with God...
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15 April 2008
9780809073641Reviews
“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
