Elie Wiesel
Paperback | Pages: 339 pages Rating: 4.29 | 3751 Users | 406 Reviews
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| Original Title: | La nuit, L'aube, Le jour |
| ISBN: | 0809073641 (ISBN13: 9780809073641) |
| Series: | The Night Trilogy #1-3 |
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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 for a way to understand the wanton cruelty he witnesses each day. In the short novel Dawn (1960), a young man who has survived World War II and settled in Palestine joins a Jewish underground movement and is commanded to execute a British officer who has been taken hostage. In Day (previously titled The Accident, 1961), Wiesel questions the limits of conscience: Can Holocaust survivors forge a new life despite their memories? Wiesel's trilogy offers insights on mankind's attraction to violence and on the temptation of self-destruction.Declare Appertaining To Books The Night Trilogy: Night/Dawn/Day (The Night Trilogy #1-3)
| Title | : | The Night Trilogy: Night/Dawn/Day (The Night Trilogy #1-3) |
| Author | : | Elie Wiesel |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 339 pages |
| Published | : | April 15th 2008 by Hill & Wang (first published July 7th 1977) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. World War II. Holocaust |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Night Trilogy: Night/Dawn/Day (The Night Trilogy #1-3)
Ratings: 4.29 From 3751 Users | 406 ReviewsEvaluation Appertaining To Books The Night Trilogy: Night/Dawn/Day (The Night Trilogy #1-3)
I knew The Night was about the Holocaust, but didn't know much about the other two books. I thought about how I would have reacted if put in that situation, as a victim. I'm not sure I would have acted differently. He comments a few times on situations where, looking back, they could have avoided trauma. They could have escaped it. But, instead, because of fear or naivety, or trust in human decency, they continued to be herded and killed. I think I would have continued to hope for the best inI gave three stars to the trilogy only because I would give 4-5 stars to the first book and 2-3 to the second and third ones. It's difficult to talk about the trilogy as a whole, because the three books are very different. For me, it was a mistake to read them all, because I appreciated the first one and struggled over the second and third books.The thing is that Night is pure memoirs, and these are must-read memoirs about the Holocaust.However, Dawn and Day (Accident in some editions) are
Dawn and Day I find much better than Night - but that is just my personal opinion. The short stories are an exercise in imagination on the part of Wiesel, who envisions situations in which he places a character veru much like himself. Because his character is always his age and a Holocaust survivor, he seems real, human, tangible, never fake or drawn out. I read this the day I visited his Memorial House in Sighetul Marmatiei, a town in my country of Romania. He was born and lived here before
I read Night close to two years ago. I finished it in one sitting with tears rolling down my face. I think everyone should read this once in their life.--- Dawn ... I can't really add anything that has already been said before, so this will be short and sweet with more quotes that moved me instead. Spoilers ahead for anyone who will read. Reader beware. A boy who faced thee insurmountable of insurmountable-s of circumstances is left to try and start himself again. But he can't. His faith is
Preface to the New TranslationForeword, by François Mauriac--NightPreface--DawnPreface--Day
The first book in Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel's Night trilogy is autobiographical, while the subsequent two draw on his Holocaust experiences to craft two very different fictional explorations of life after the concentration campsharrowing stories, staggering in their visceral honesty and gorgeous prose that relays unimaginable horrors."I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the
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