Night: A Memoir
de Wiesel, Elie
- Nuevo
- Estado
- Nuevo
- ISBN 10
- 0374221995
- ISBN 13
- 9780374221997
- Librería
-
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
In 1986, when Wiesel received the Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wrote, "Elie Wiesel was rescued from the ashes of Auschwitz after storm and fire had ravaged his life In time he realized that his life could have purpose: that he was to be a witness, the one who would pass on the account of what had happened so that the dead would not have died in vain and so the living could learn" Night, which has sold millions of copies around the world, is the very embodiment of that conviction It is written in simple, understated language, yet it is emotionally devastating, never to be forgotten
Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were deported to Auschwitz and then Buchenwald Night is the shattering record of his memories of the death of his mother, father, and little sister, Tsipora; the death of his own innocence; and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man
"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night," writes Wiesel "Never shall I forget even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself" These words are etched into the wall of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington Far more than a chronicle of the sadistic realm of the camps, Night also addresses many of the philosophical and personal questions implicit in any serious consideration of the Holocaust
In addition to tributes from President Obama and Samantha Powers, this memorial edition of Night includes the unpublished text of a speech that Wiesel delivered before the United Nations General Assembly on the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, entitled "Will the World Ever Know" These remarks powerfully resonate with Night and with subsequent acts of genocide
Sinopsis
Night is a memoir by Elie Wiesel, first published in Yiddish as Un di velt hot geshvign (And the World Kept Quiet ) in 1956 in Buenos Aires by Union Central Israelita Polaca en la Argentina. The book is a harrowing account of Wiesel's experiences as a teenager during the Holocaust, detailing his imprisonment in several concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Buchenwald, and the brutal conditions and atrocities he witnessed and endured. Through his haunting and poignant narrative, Wiesel raises fundamental questions about the nature of humanity, morality, and faith. A heavily abridged edition of the novel (from 253 pages to around 144) was published in France in 1957 under the title La Nuit , with an introduction by French writer and Nobel laureate François Mauriac. Publishers in the US rejected the English translation, believing the audience for books recounting the horrors of the Holocaust to be limited. Hill and Wang finally agreed to publish the novel, paying Wiesel an advance of $250. Although well-reviewed, the book initially sold very slowly, with only 1,046 copies selling in the first 18 months at $3 each. It took three full years before the first print run of 3,000 copies sold out. By 1997 Night was selling 300,000 copies a year in the United States. In 2006 Hill and Wang released a new translation by Wiesel's wife, Marion Wiesel, and a new preface by the author. It was chosen for Oprah's Book Club, and became a New York Times bestseller. By 2011 it had sold six million copies and was available in 30 languages.
Reseñas
A terrifying true account of Elie Wiesel's experience through Nazi terror and concentration camps.
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- Librería
- Amazing Bookshelf, Llc (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 34809
- Título
- Night: A Memoir
- Autor
- Wiesel, Elie
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- Cantidad disponible
- 3
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0374221995
- ISBN 13
- 9780374221997
- Editorial
- Hill and Wang
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 2017-09
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