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Penguin Books Limited, May 3, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 144 pages

Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. This is his 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. Describing in simple terms the tragic murder of a people from a survivor's perspective, Night is among the most personal, intimate and poignant of all accounts of the Holocaust. A compelling consideration of the darkest side of human nature and the enduring power of hope, it remains one of the most important works of the twentieth century.

New translation by Marion Wiesel, with a new introduction by Elie Wiesel.

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The imagery will haunt you long after the last page - weRead
Great book/sad ending. - weRead
The writing is pained, terse, and disturbing. - Goodreads
Great story, sparse prose, five stars. - Goodreads
It is a page turner and will make you cry. - Goodreads
The pictures he painted were so vivid. - Goodreads

Review: Night (The Night Trilogy #1)

User Review  - 122kavaris - Goodreads

I find that this book goes into depth. That's what brings interest to it from the readers. Although it was intriguingly interesting and deep, it was easy for me to lose interest. Don't get me wrong, I ... Read full review

Review: Night (The Night Trilogy #1)

User Review  - Michalah O'connell - Goodreads

Heartfelt and Inspiring are the words that describe this saddening yet uplifting book and how it affected my life. I loved this book! I would recommend it to anyone that is interested in the holocaust ... Read full review

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About the author (2012)

Elie Wiesel was born in 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania, which is now part of Romania. He was fifteen years old when he and his family were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz. After the war, Elie Wiesel studied in Paris and later became a journalist. During an interview with the distinguished French writer, Francois Mauriac, he was persuaded to write about his experiences in the death camps. The result was his internationally acclaimed memoir, La Nuit or Night, which has since been translated into more than thirty languages.

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