Night
Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. This title presents an 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...
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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 title presents an 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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141038995 (0141038993)
ASIN: 141038993
Publish date: September 1st 2008
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 120
Edition language: English
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I have read Night several times, and every time I read it I am reminded of why it is such a great book. I picked up some 9th grade English classes this school year and it was on the required reading list. I really looked forward to re-reading it with the students. It was amazing to watch them get d...
I don't feel right rating - or even reviewing - a Holocaust memoir. A survivor's account of something so horrific shouldn't be able to be reduced to a rating or a few paragraphs.
This is a factual report about the life of a Jewish boy and his father during the Holocaust, a deeply emotional and touching read, documenting the atrocities committed by the Nazis during WWII. Everyone should read this - lest we forget...
This book is beautiful and heartbreaking. I read this book a few years ago, and it was unforgettable. My son was reading this for school, so I decided to listen to the audiobook. The narrator was amazing and the story is touching. This book needs to be read by every generation.