Night

by ElieWiesel

A New Translation From The French By Marion Wiesel Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author's original intent. And in a substantive new preface, Elie reflects on the enduring importance of Night and his lifelong, passionate dedication to ensuring that the world never forgets man's capacity for inhumanity to man. Night offers much more than a litany of the daily terrors, everyday perversions, and rampant sadism at Auschwitz and Buchenwald; it also eloquently addresses many of the philosophical as well as personal questions implicit in any serious consideration of what the Holocaust was, what it meant, and what its legacy is and will be.

Genres: Nonfiction

120 pages, Hardcover

Published January 31, 2006

Reviews

[Emily Madison · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Night" is one of those books that you just wish you could put on a required reading list for everyone. It is one of the most difficult things to read, despite the books length. And thank God it's short, because I think Wiesel knew this was a work that could devastate enough without being 300 pages long.

I read this in school (can't remember what year) and I am glad I read it again as an adult. There were plenty of times I had to put the book down to process something or clear the tears from my eyes. In my opinion this is one of the most important books ever written, and though it be challenging, it's a book that once read cannot easily be forgotten.

[Aaron Horton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just finished reading about Elie Wiesel in another book. This book Night was so sad & interesting. I would recommend this book.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Non-fiction account of a teenagers time in Auschwitz. This book is not for the faint of heart. The author recounts the death of life as he knew it and the scars he carries to this day.

[Anita Gross · Rating 5 out of 5]

Devastatingly and beautifully written!

[Camden Mac Leod · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story of a man who survived the German concentration camps. It's a crazy story that vividly highlights the awful conditions and how his normal life went to a life of just hoping for an extra piece of bread or ration of soup. He was so close to death for so long, it's a miracle he kept fighting for himself.