His most wellknown book is night which is about his life in several concentration camps during the holocaust. Born on september 30, 1928, in sighet, romania, elie wiesel pursued jewish religious studies before his family was forced into nazi death camps during wwii. Night author and holocaust survivor elie wiesel ponders. A new translation from the french by marion wiesel. I meant no, this is strictly for an english project. Night quotes by elie wiesel meet your next favorite book. Elie wiesel was a journalist, author, and professor of the 20th century. Born in romania in 1928, elie wiesel was the son of a grocer and. Try one of the apps below to open or edit this item.
Moishe the beadle is awkward and shy, but 12yearold eliezer likes him anyway. In 1944, in the village of sighet, romania, twelveyearold elie wiesel spends much time and emotion on the talmud and on jewish mysticism. Night is elie wiesels masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the nazi death camps. In 1945 elie and his father were sent on to buchenwald, where his father died of starvation and dysentery.
The book is really a telling of his experiences during the war. Night is such a powerful memoir because it reaches out to people of all ages, races and religions. Elie wiesel born september 30, 1928 is a teacher, speaker, writer and voice for peace in todays world. The author had previously taken a ten year vow of silence, wherein he would. The series follows the jewish tradition of beginning the day at nightfall, hence night being the first volume. Wiesel had to struggle several years to find a publisher for his book and even when he did only few copies were sold initially. Elie wiesel biographical e lie wiesel was born in 1928 in the town of sighet, now part of romania. It was amazing to see how well elie wiesel was able to speak to this group of young people. The song ties in well to the clips and the holocaust in general, listen and read closely. Apr 09, 20 read cnn s elie wiesel fast facts and learn more about the life of holocaust survivor, noble peace prize winner and author elie wiesel. Jun 1, 1944, elie witnesses the hanging of a small boy. Tzipora was the younger sister of famed author, holocaust survivor, and 1986 noble peace prize winner, elie wiesel. The book was originally 800 pages long, and written in yiddish.
Young readers share their thoughts about wiesels night. Eliezer elie wiesel won the nobel prize peace prize in 1986 for spreading his message of peace after his horrific experiences as a holocaust survivor. Elie wiesel biography cliffsnotes study guides book. Seventeenyearold elie was still alive when american soldiers opened the camp. Chlomo, elies father, who tries to protect his son in the camps. See a complete list of the characters in night and indepth analyses of eliezer, eliezer s father, and moishe the beadle. Jan 1, 1942, moshe returns to warn elie of the gestapo. Elie wiesel 19282016 is the author of more than sixty books. The january 20 article on oprah winfreys selection of elie wiesels night for her book club was on the mark six million little pieces.
A list of important facts about elie wiesels night, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists. Jun 11, 2019 the young mans experience during the holocaust defined his life going forward, as is evidenced in elie wiesel s book night, which, in barely more than 100 pages, rattled the world. During world war ii, he, with his family and other jews from the area, were deported to the german concentration and extermination camps, where his parents and little sister perished. Elie wiesel books list of books by author elie wiesel. His instructor, moshe the beadle, returns from a neardeath experience and warns that nazi aggressors will soon threaten the serenity of their lives.
For his literary and human rights activities, he has received numerous awards, including the presidential medal of. His mother and younger sister perished there, his two older sisters survived. Elie is a writer, political activist, nobel laureate, and surviver of the holocaust. It is considered by some critics to be the most powerful literary expression of the holocaust. Night, a memoir of a young boys spiritual reaction to auschwitz. Feb 07, 2012 night is elie wiesel s masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the nazi death camps. Author elie wiesel is seventh from the left on the middle bunk, next to a vertical post. He later documented his experiences in concentration camps in the classic book night. Night 1960 is a work by elie wiesel about his experience with his father in the nazi german concentration camps at auschwitz and buchenwald in 19441945, at the height of the holocaust toward the end of the second world war. Wiesel based the bookat least in parton his own experiences during world war ii.
Though just a brief 116 pages, the book has received considerable acclaim, and the author won the nobel prize in 1986. Wiesel wrote the night trilogy to symbolize the transition from the darkness of hopelessness to the light of. Sep 11, 2015 5 interesting facts about elie wiesel. Elie wiesels mother and younger sister perished in the gas chamber there. Elie wiesel facts elie wiesel is a jewishamerican author, professor and activist best known for his book night, about his experiences as a prisoner of auschwitz during world war ii. Elie wiesel s mother and younger sister perished in the gas chamber there. Elie wiesel eh lee wee zehl, noted proponent of peace and reconciliation, pioneered singleauthor holocaust literature based on eyewitness accounts.
When he was 15 years old, elie wiesel was sent to auschwitz. Tzipora was 7 years old when she died at auschwitz concentration camp, in poland. The young mans experience during the holocaust defined his life going forward, as is evidenced in elie wiesels book night, which, in barely more than 100 pages, rattled the world. About the photos top photo is tziporas father, bottom photo is tziporas brother elie. Night is a memoir by elie wiesel that was first published in 1960. Elie wiesel was born in 1928 in sighet, a small village in northern transylvania, romania, an area that was part of hungary from 1941 to 1945. The books narrator is eliezer, an orthodox jewish teenager who studies the talmud by day, and by night weeps over the destruction of the temple. Elie wiesel is a nobelprize winning writer, teacher and activist known for his memoir night, in which he recounted his experiences surviving the holocaust. For his literary and human rights activities, he has received numerous awards, including the presidential medal of freedom, the u.
As a leading american advocate of memorials and reclamation of holocaust memorabilia, he has published a forceful stream of speeches, polemics, autobiography, drama, fiction, documentary, and. Chlomo, elie s father, who tries to protect his son in the camps. Night, first published in yiddish in 1955, was selected for oprahs book club in 2006, and continues to be an important reminder of mans capacity for evil. Key facts about night a research guide for students. He is the author of over 40 books, the best known of which is night. As a boy, wiesel survived auschwitz, later telling his story in a number of books on the holocaust and speaking out against violence and genocide in. Israel proclaims itself an independent, sovereign state.
Night by elie wiesel is part of a trilogy of books charting the authors journey from the darkness of the holocaust to the light of postwar peace and his career as a writer, academic, and nobel laureate. Sep 21, 2016 it was amazing to see how well elie wiesel was able to speak to this group of young people. Wiesel was the only son of four children of shlomo, a grocer, and his wife, sarah feig wiesel. After the war wiesel settled in france, studied at the sorbonne 194851, and wrote for french and israeli newspapers. Elie wiesel was born eliezer wiesel on september 30, 1928, in sighet, romania to shlomo and sarah wiesel. Since he is a jewish teenager living in romania during hitlers occupation and reign, he is persecuted and imprisoned. Born in romania in 1928, elie wiesel was the son of a grocer and seem destined to a life that would follow in his fathers footsteps. Since elie wiesel s early age his father implanted in him a sense of humanism. Read cnn s elie wiesel fast facts and learn more about the life of holocaust survivor, noble peace prize winner and author elie wiesel.
Elie wiesel, byname of eliezer wiesel, born september 30, 1928, sighet, romaniadied july 2, 2016, new york, new york, u. September 30, 1928 july 2, 2016 was a romanianborn american writer, professor, political activist, nobel laureate, and holocaust survivor. Night author and holocaust survivor elie wiesel ponders the. Elie wiesel a native of sighet, transylvania romania, from 19401945 part of hungary, wiesel and his family were deported by the nazis to auschwitz when he was 15 years old. His most wellknown book is night which is about his life in several concentration camps during the. He was born eliezer wiesel on september 30 th, 1928 in sighet, transylvania in the carpathian mountains, to shlomo weisel and sarah feig. Elizer wiesel grew up in sighet, a small town in translyvania. Hes a poor jew in the town of sighet now in modernday romania, where our author and narrator, eliezer wiesel, lives. Eliezer wiesel, a jewish man who recounts his experience in nazi concentration camps during world war i.
Jan 10, 1945, elie and his father are sent to roofless cattle cars. In just over 100 pages of sparse and fragmented narrative, wiesel writes about the death of god and his own. Elie wiesel with his powerful memoir night, elie wiesel 19282016 put a face to the holocaust, relating the horrors and inhumanity he experienced in nazi concentration camps as a teenager. Sparknotes is here for you weve got everything you need to ace or teach. Mar 05, 2012 i meant no, this is strictly for an english project. Since his unprecedented memoir night woke up the world to the atrocities of the holocaust in 1958, nobel laureate elie wiesel has dedicated his days to turning his survival story from one of horror to one of hope. He was born eliezer wiesel on september 30 th, 1928 in sighet, transylvania in the. It will keep the memories of the holocaust alive for future generations, even when elie wiesel and other survivors arent physically present to recall. Night, by elie wiesel, is a work of holocaust literature with a decidedly autobiographical slant. This new translation by marion wiesel, elies wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the authors original intent. Movie book trailer for book night by elie wiesel youtube.
His most notable work, however, was for his autobiographical work night detailing his survival in nazi concentration camps. Jul 1, 1944, elie and his father are marched to buna. For the world to remember and learn from the holocaust was not elie wiesel s only goal. However, as yet, night has been translated in more than 30 languages and by 1997 the book was selling over 300,000 copies annually in the us alone. Anne franks diary of a young girl is published in english. In 1956, wiesel visited new york for his report on united nations. He studies the talmud and goes to the temple every night, but he also wants to study kabbalah. This article will give you a summary of the book night by elie wiesel.
Heres where youll find analysis about the book as a whole. Wiesel and his father were later transported to buchenwald, where his father died. For the world to remember and learn from the holocaust was not elie wiesels only goal. Published in 1955, night is the first book in a trilogy and is followed by dawn and day, which document wiesels life both during and after the holocaust. Jan 29, 2015 when he was 15 years old, elie wiesel was sent to auschwitz. He authored 57 books, written mostly in french and english, including night, a work based on his experiences as a. This new translation by marion wiesel, elie s wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the authors original intent. At home, wiesels family spoke yiddish most of the time, but also german, hungarian, and romanian. Drive out despair, and you will keep death away from yourselves.
Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. From several works inspired by his experience to his insightful reflections in after the darkness, wiesel s work serves to both admonish and inspire. Wiesel, who grew up with three sisters and pursued religious studies. Night by elie wiesel is part of a trilogy of books charting the authors journey from the darkness of the holocaust to the light of postwar peace and his career as. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of night by elie wiesel. Born in the town of sighet, transylvania, elie wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to auschwitz concentration camp, and then to buchenwald. Elie wiesel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.