- Hardcover: 318 pages
- Publisher: Hill & Wang (Dec 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0809073692
- ISBN-13: 978-0809073696
- Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 14.7 x 2.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,297,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Elie Wiesel spent his early years in a small Transylvanian town as one of four children. He was the only one of the family to survive what Francois Maurois, in his introduction, calls the "human holocaust" of the persecution of the Jews, which began with the restrictions, the singularization of the yellow star, the enclosure within the ghetto, and went on to the mass deportations to the ovens of Auschwitz and Buchenwald. There are unforgettable and horrifying scenes here in this spare and sombre memoir of this experience - of the hanging of a child, of his first farewell with his father who leaves him an inheritance of a knife and a spoon, and of his last goodbye at Buchenwald- his father's corpse is already cold- let alone the long months of survival under unconscionable conditions..... The author's youthfulness helps to assure the inevitable comparison with the Anne Frank diary although over and above the sphere of suffering shared, and in this case extended- to the death march itself, there is no spiritual or emotional legacy here to offset any reader reluctance. (Kirkus Reviews)
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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.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This personal account of the holocaust by Elie Wiesel's book is a horrifying story of the Nazi death camps. The author tells the story in a simple manner, yet it is easy for a reader to end up feeling haunted by the accounts in "Night". It stirs sadness and profound questions in the bosom of a reader. The lessons from this book about the evil side of fallen human nature and the faith, courage and moral strength to fight the evil must never be forgotten. I recommend this book to any reader interested in the holocaust and the specter of mass killings plaguing the world today.
Also recommended are: SURVIVAL IN AUSCHWITZ, DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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The book "The Night" by Elie Wiesel does not do less then make you think how lucky you are to be in this world with your family. As a kid Elie Wiesel was sent to Auschwitz, Buna and Buchenwald which are described full and a bit in exaggaration to the "good" side. Most of the description of the pogroms that are in te book are in a way, too gentle and not as harsh as the real pogroms were. it might be on purpose the the author does that, in order not to shock people and frighten them too much, but as a Jew whose grandfather was saved from the war, I know that this is a bit different than what really happened. I read this book as an assignment and could not put it down for a minute, I was actually quite sorry when I realized I had finished it.
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Without a doubt this is one of the greatest books of the twentieth century, made even greater by the fact that it comes from one of humanity's darkest moments. Through the telling of his own childhood experiences in pre and post-nazi Hungary, and later as an adolescent in the Third Reich's deathcamps, Elie Wiesel raises powerful questions. The book questions the whys and wherefores of the Holocaust, demanding to know where was God? Where was Man? And how should one respond to the terrible brute fact of the tragedy of the Jewish people? The book provides an excellent, thoughtful (wise even) and compelling introduction to Wiesel's life and work and to the themes of Holocaust literature and response in general. By asking questions the book calls for answers, not only from nations, governments, religious authorities and God, but also from the reader himself. Reading this book is no light undertaking, but it is a necessary one for anyone (Jew and non-Jew alike) who wishes to consider the implications of the Holocaust for all Humankind. I cannot recommend this powerful novel highly enough.
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Essential Reading
In Night, Elie Wiesel recounts his experiences in Auschwitz and Buchenwald from 1944-45. He was a young teenager living in a Jewish Ghetto, Sighet in Transylvania and in the early... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Lovely Treez
A book everyone should be required to read
The citation for Wiesel's Nobel Prize for Peace described him as a "messenger to humanity", something Wiesel rejects in favour of the term witness. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Rev. M. Bonser
The Night Marches On
"Night" is Elie Wiesel's account of his time with the Nazis, from seeing them arrive in his small town in Hungary to being liberated from a concentration camp, standing in front of... Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2010 by Sam Quixote
Elie Wiesel is atrue voice of truth and conscience
Night by Elie Wiesel is not only one of the definitve works on Holocaust literature, it is one of the most definitve works on humanity. Read more
Published on 23 May 2008 by Gary Selikow
We must never forget.
`Night' is a poignant, evocative story of a young Elie Wiesel and his father and their experiences in a number of concentration camps during WWII. Read more
Published on 31 July 2007 by maya j
Elie Wiesel's vividly haunting memoir still reminds us. . .
In a world that often feels like it is teetering toward relenting madness, Elie Wiesel's vividly haunting memoir still reminds us that there was a precedent for the deranged... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2006 by David Dienson
Powerful is an understatement
I recall when I first read 'Night', it was just after Elie Wiesel had given a lecture at my university. It was in the mid-1980s, and the lecture hall was standing-room-only. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2006 by Kurt Messick
Elsie Wiesel's 'Night'
It's hard to know what to say about this book: I have a feeling that what it describes should only be told in its own words. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2001
A numbing book that should be compulsory reading for all
Wiesel's experience of Holocaust is related in ordinary language, through ordinary eyes, and as a matter of fact in the life of a young boy caught up in Shoah. Read more
Published on 11 July 2001
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