Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is primarily known as a narrator of the horrors of the Holocaust. His works delve deeply into themes of memory, loss, and the search for humanity in the face of unimaginable suffering. Wiesel's prose, often drawn from his own harrowing experiences, serves as a powerful testimony and a call for peace and human dignity. His message resonates across generations, urging readers toward reflection and compassion.
The narrative poem explores profound themes of history, immortality, and the transformative power of song, set against the backdrop of a real event from World War II. Accompanied by stunning full-color illustrations from acclaimed artist Mark Podwal, the work captures the emotional depth and significance of the subject matter, inviting readers to reflect on the impact of war and memory through its poignant verses.
A profoundly and unexpectedly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of life so far, from one of the most cherished moral voices of our time. Eighty-two years old, facing emergency heart surgery and his own mortality, Elie Wiesel reflects back on his life. Emotions, images, faces, and questions flash through his mind. His family before and during the unspeakable Event. The gifts of marriage, children, and grandchildren that followed. In his writing, in his teaching, in his public life, has he done enough for memory and for the survivors? His ongoing questioning of God—where has it led? Is there hope for mankind? The world’s tireless ambassador of tolerance and justice gives us a luminous account of hope and despair, an exploration of the love, regrets, and abiding faith of a remarkable man. Translated from the French by Marion Wiesel
Bringing together many of the strands woven through his previous works, Wiesel takes readers into the life of Raphael Lipkin, a professor of mystical traditions who finds himself at a clinic for patients who believe themselves to be characters from the Bible and ancient history."
From Elie Wiesel, Nobel laureate and author of Night, a charged, deeply moving novel about the legacy of the Holocaust in today’s troubled world and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It’s 1975, and Shaltiel Feigenberg—professional storyteller, writer and beloved husband—has been taken hostage: abducted from his home in Brooklyn, blindfolded and tied to a chair in a dark basement. His captors, an Arab and an Italian, don’t explain why the innocent Shaltiel has been chosen, just that his life will be bartered for the freedom of three Palestinian prisoners. As his days of waiting commence, Shaltiel resorts to what he does best, telling stories—to himself and to the men who hold his fate in their hands. With beauty and sensitivity, Wiesel builds the world of Shaltiel’s memories, haunted by the Holocaust and a Europe in the midst of radical change. A Communist brother, a childhood spent hiding from the Nazis in a cellar, the kindness of liberating Russian soldiers, the unrest of the 1960s—these are the stories that unfold in Shaltiel’s captivity, as the outside world breathlessly follows his disappearance and the police move toward a final confrontation with his captors. Impassioned, provocative and insistently humane, Hostage is both a masterly thriller and a profoundly wise meditation on the power of memory to connect us to the past and our shared need for resolution.
Exploring profound themes of morality, guilt, and innocence, this novel by a Nobel laureate offers a deeply felt narrative that captivates with its beautiful prose. The author, known for the acclaimed work Night, delves into the complexities of human experience, inviting readers to reflect on the nuances of ethical dilemmas and the weight of conscience.
Maps out numerous practical steps to recognise genocidal conflicts early and stem their tides of violence before they become large scale tragedies.
This book is a significant contribution to the Jewish Encounter series, exploring themes central to Jewish identity, history, and culture. It delves into the complexities of Jewish experiences and perspectives, offering readers a deeper understanding of the challenges and triumphs faced by the Jewish community. Through insightful narratives and scholarly analysis, it aims to engage readers with both historical context and contemporary relevance, making it an essential read for those interested in Jewish studies and cultural discussions.
Three works deal with a concentration camp survivor, a hostage holder in Palestine, and a recovering accident victim.
"Not since Albert Camus has there been such an eloquent spokesman for man." --The New York Times Book ReviewThe publication of Day restores Elie Wiesel's original title to the novel initially published in English as The Accident and clearly establishes it as the powerful conclusion to the author's classic trilogy of Holocaust literature, which includes his memoir Night and novel Dawn. "In Night it is the ‘I' who speaks," writes Wiesel. "In the other two, it is the ‘I' who listens and questions."In its opening paragraphs, a successful journalist and Holocaust survivor steps off a New York City curb and into the path of an oncoming taxi. Consequently, most of Wiesel's masterful portrayal of one man's exploration of the historical tragedy that befell him, his family, and his people transpires in the thoughts, daydreams, and memories of the novel's narrator. Torn between choosing life or death, Day again and again returns to the guiding questions that inform Wiesel's trilogy: the meaning and worth of surviving the annihilation of a race, the effects of the Holocaust upon the modern character of the Jewish people, and the loss of one's religious faith in the face of mass murder and human extermination.
Deals with the conflicts and thoughts of a young Jewish concentration-camp veteran as he prepares to assassinate a British hostage in occupied Palestine.
