Elie Wiesel
1) Night
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Night--A terrifying account of the Nazi death camp horror that turns a young Jewish boy into an agonized witness to the death of his family ... the death of his innocence ... and the death of his God. Penetrating and powerful, as personal as The diary of Anne Frank, Night awakens the shocking memory of evil at its absolute and carries with it the unforgettable message that this horror must never be allowed to happen again"--Provided by publisher....
3) Open heart
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this unforgettable book, the award-winning writer, during his recovery after a life-threatening heart surgery, reflected on his many losses and accomplishments, and on all that remained to be done, sharing his aspirations for his writings and his hope that he made the world a better place.
Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
1990
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Autobiographical account of an adolescent boy and his father in Auschwitz.
Contains three works of Holocaust literature, including "Night," an account of the author's experiences as a boy at Auschwitz; "Dawn," a short novel about a young Palestinian terrorist who spends the night waiting to execute a British prisoner; and "The Accident," the story of a Holocaust survivor who must choose whether to live or die after being hit by a car.--Publisher's...
Author
Publisher
Schocken Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 219 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Magnificent insights into the lives of biblical prophets and kings, Talmudic sages, and Hasidic rabbis, from one of the world's most honored and beloved teachers. From a multitude of sources, Elie Wiesel culls facts, legends, and anecdotes to give us fascinating portraits of notable figures throughout Jewish history -- from the Kingdom of Israel in the ninth century B.C.E. to nineteenth-century Eastern Europe. Here is the prophet Elisha, the beloved...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1970]
Physical Desc
198 pages 22 cm
Language
English
Description
This book, which begins at the time of World War II and ends with the Six-Day War, shows a deeply moving account of Wiesel's return to the village of his boyhood. Wiesel addresses his thoughts and concerns with Germany, Russia, Israel's new image, and modern-day radical rebels.
13) A Jew today
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1978
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 208 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
