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Night: New translation by Marion Wiesel
Escrito por Elie Wiesel
Narrado por George Guidall
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A masterpiece…
Elie Wiesel’s account of the Holocaust and his experience in Auschwitz and Buchenwald remains one of the most important books in World War II literature.
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An enduring classic of Holocaust literature, Night offers a personal and unforgettable account of the appalling horrors of Hitler’s reign of terror.
Through the eyes of 14-year-old Eliezer, we behold the tragic fate of the Jews from the little town of Sighet. Even as they are stuffed into cattle cars bound for Auschwitz, the townspeople refuse to believe rumors of anti-Semitic atrocities. Not until they are marched toward the blazing crematory at the camp’s “reception center” does the terrible truth sink in.
Narrator George Guidall intensifies the emotional impact as blind hope turns to utter horror. His performance captures the profound agony of young Eliezer as he witnesses the suffering and death of his family and loses all that he holds sacred.
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Comenzar a escucharInformación sobre el libro
Night: New translation by Marion Wiesel
Escrito por Elie Wiesel
Narrado por George Guidall
Nota del editor
A masterpiece…
Elie Wiesel’s account of the Holocaust and his experience in Auschwitz and Buchenwald remains one of the most important books in World War II literature.
Descripción
An enduring classic of Holocaust literature, Night offers a personal and unforgettable account of the appalling horrors of Hitler’s reign of terror.
Through the eyes of 14-year-old Eliezer, we behold the tragic fate of the Jews from the little town of Sighet. Even as they are stuffed into cattle cars bound for Auschwitz, the townspeople refuse to believe rumors of anti-Semitic atrocities. Not until they are marched toward the blazing crematory at the camp’s “reception center” does the terrible truth sink in.
Narrator George Guidall intensifies the emotional impact as blind hope turns to utter horror. His performance captures the profound agony of young Eliezer as he witnesses the suffering and death of his family and loses all that he holds sacred.
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What a sad sad life, every chapter was just sad, shame
Don't miss out on this!
Don't miss out on this!
This left me unable to breathe, chapter after chapter. It's taken me years to be brave enough to read this. Deeply moved.
It wasn't censored and was real! I loved it, it is a must read!
Should be required reading. Brilliant book. Powerful understated narration. Recommend!
I remember reading this book in Highschool and I’ve always remembered it.
This book is a great book to read if you're interested in things about the holocaust. Eli tells his story about what happened to him living through the holocaust so factually that it kept me interested to the end. I strongly recommend this book
I played not read. more effective its like your there with elih weasel. every emotion you feel it to. sad truth .a must read.
I'm not sure if I would have ever read this book if it hadn't been for my German history class. I knew the basics of the story and knew it would be devastating to read. I was correct on that account. I do appreciate my professor assigning this as extra reading for the course because people who don't want to read this for whatever reason will be exposed to it. I do recommend it, but it is one of the hardest things I have ever read. It packs quite a bit into so short of a book.
I am grateful to be able to hear the Testimony of Mr Wiesel, as translated by his wife, together with the Nobel acceptance speech, afterword and and thougths from the publisher. Reading is bit to fast, and more poignant when played at 0.8.
Wiesel (16) was raised in Orthodox Family, they lived in Sighet, a town in Northern Transylvania. One day the Nazi took this family and thousands other Jews and moved them into concentration camps. Wiesel and his father were separated from his mother and his sister, and never to be reunited again.
These poor people had to endure all this suffering; never ending hunger, cold, and. sickness. The atrocity from Nazi was beyond anything we could imagined. How one still believed in God when they left alone to die? Where was God when all the woman and children being thrown into a gas chamber? Wiesel survived this nightmare to tell his story, but his God was dead.
Even some people today already claimed that Holocaust was a hoax, we should fight this stupidity by learning and reading about Holocaust history, it’s a way for us to always remember. Remembering means that we won’t let it happened again.”
These poor people had to endure all this suffering; never ending hunger, cold, and. sickness. The atrocity from Nazi was beyond anything we could imagined. How one still believed in God when they left alone to die? Where was God when all the woman and children being thrown into a gas chamber? Wiesel survived this nightmare to tell his story, but his God was dead.
Even some people today already claimed that Holocaust was a hoax, we should fight this stupidity by learning and reading about Holocaust history, it’s a way for us to always remember. Remembering means that we won’t let it happened again.”
Nice short book. There is not even one unnecessary detail in this book.
This was a very engaging book that brought a tear to my eyes as I listened to the harrowing tale of a Jewish boy who had to endure the Concentration Camps of WW2
This book is so powerful, so important. The horrors of the past and the capacity for human evil can not be forgotten.
Captivating !!! Every chapter made my heart ache at the pain of jews
I read this book in high school as an ESL student the words in the page stuck in my memory this was the first book that made me feel something. Today as I re-read it the words have stuck in my heart
I only get to read part of the book! It is unfair how we only get to real a little bit?❗️
Finished this book yesterday, Feb. 22. Wow. I must admit to being shocked to find out people did not know, or if they did thought it was untrue what was happening to the Jews. especially in 1944/1945!!
We (Netherlands were in occupation since 1940)
Very small book but lots of power. I can so understand this boy.
We (Netherlands were in occupation since 1940)
Very small book but lots of power. I can so understand this boy.
What does one say about Elie Wiesel's memoir of the Holocaust? To me, the most disturbing things about this book were his matter-of-fact narrative and the final words of the book: "From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me. The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me."
"I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people." - tell me that doesn't just chill your spine. I have only just finished this powerful book, and this particular quote has stuck with me ever since I read it.
About two weeks ago, I visited the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and toured the Holocaust section. I was moved beyond belief. It is an incredibly powerful set of exhibits and done so out of the belief that the more we know, the less likely it is to be repeated. Elie Wiesel's account of his own experience followed, and again, I was moved to tears numerous times at the injustices that surrounded the Jewish people. Even more than my response, Elie's response through the writing was so matter of fact that it seemed even more sureal. At times, it almost seemed to be an out of body experience, consumed with thoughts of bread, soup, and death.
The theme of relationships was so overpowering when you consider the bond and the responsibility between he and his father. His father was his link to survival, his only means to continue on, and truly his life. I didn't quite understand why there was so little mention of his mother or sister, but that could have been the result of his situation and the inability to truly grieve. I'm sure I was more sensitive, given that I'm a mom.
I applaud educators for tackling this book with their classes. I can only imagine the themes that would be able to be discussed - from religious persecution to race relations to bullying and to leadership. Injustice is continuing to happen all around the world, even in the following of this evil period in history. I can only hope that through education and discussion, our next generation will be one that will be more understanding, more tolerant, and more peaceful.
About two weeks ago, I visited the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and toured the Holocaust section. I was moved beyond belief. It is an incredibly powerful set of exhibits and done so out of the belief that the more we know, the less likely it is to be repeated. Elie Wiesel's account of his own experience followed, and again, I was moved to tears numerous times at the injustices that surrounded the Jewish people. Even more than my response, Elie's response through the writing was so matter of fact that it seemed even more sureal. At times, it almost seemed to be an out of body experience, consumed with thoughts of bread, soup, and death.
The theme of relationships was so overpowering when you consider the bond and the responsibility between he and his father. His father was his link to survival, his only means to continue on, and truly his life. I didn't quite understand why there was so little mention of his mother or sister, but that could have been the result of his situation and the inability to truly grieve. I'm sure I was more sensitive, given that I'm a mom.
I applaud educators for tackling this book with their classes. I can only imagine the themes that would be able to be discussed - from religious persecution to race relations to bullying and to leadership. Injustice is continuing to happen all around the world, even in the following of this evil period in history. I can only hope that through education and discussion, our next generation will be one that will be more understanding, more tolerant, and more peaceful.
Exquisite. I don't know why I've not read it before now.
I question whether I am even allowed to rate this. It seems to lay beyond the human ability to assign something as mundane as a star to.
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not attracted to Holocaust stories or non-fiction for that matter, but after hearing the rave reviews for this book and seeing an author interview with Oprah I was intrigued enough to pick it up.
It was as sad and heartbreaking as I thought it was going be, which is why I shun these types of stories. I don’t tear up often while reading, but with this type of story I don’t see how you cannot especially knowing that someone actually went through it. The first section had me pretty emotional, but after a certain section I felt like the story became a bit distant. Some parts remained moving, but there were others where I felt like the author was speaking from a third person perspective and I found myself not caring so much. I don’t know if this was due to translation, but it lessened my enjoyment of the book preventing me from giving high marks to a potential 5 star book.
It was as sad and heartbreaking as I thought it was going be, which is why I shun these types of stories. I don’t tear up often while reading, but with this type of story I don’t see how you cannot especially knowing that someone actually went through it. The first section had me pretty emotional, but after a certain section I felt like the story became a bit distant. Some parts remained moving, but there were others where I felt like the author was speaking from a third person perspective and I found myself not caring so much. I don’t know if this was due to translation, but it lessened my enjoyment of the book preventing me from giving high marks to a potential 5 star book.
Unrelentingly grim, but easy to read and important to read as a reminder of the horrific things that people can do to each other and the ease with which badly-treated humans can lose the ability to be humane.
This is a must-read for every human being. Difficult, but necessary.
This book was a good contrast to Primo Levi's Survival in Auschwitz, which I would recommend reading pretty close together. It shows you two different perspectives of surviving the Holocaust that will help an individual to better understand how hatred like this could have existed. Wiesel's memoir is an easier read over Levi's but both serve a purpose overall.
Wiesel in Night tells his own story of surviving in a very efficient and straightforward manner that makes devouring it easy. I was able to finish this hundred page memoir in one sitting because it keeps you fully engaged the entire time. Wiesel is able to make you almost immediately feel for his experience and as a result you feel moved to a better understanding of what occurred during this terrible moment of our history. I challenge readers to take on this book and Levi's because you will be forever changed as a result.
Wiesel in Night tells his own story of surviving in a very efficient and straightforward manner that makes devouring it easy. I was able to finish this hundred page memoir in one sitting because it keeps you fully engaged the entire time. Wiesel is able to make you almost immediately feel for his experience and as a result you feel moved to a better understanding of what occurred during this terrible moment of our history. I challenge readers to take on this book and Levi's because you will be forever changed as a result.
I am ashamed to admit that I have never read this brief but monumental work of nonfiction. As a lover of history and a member of the human race, I would consider this work a mandatory read. Elie Wiesel's retelling of his harrowing experiences as a Jew living in Hitler's realm is both terrifying and altruistic. It is impossible to come away from this book untouched or without a sense of overwhelming intolerance towards injustice.
Horrifying, hard to believe this went on while the rest of the world watched. Love how he said he survived in order to bear witness because people have such short memories. Utmost respect for the man, just to get up in the morning takes a strength that is admirable, let alone the life he has made for himself.
Unfortunately, a necessary book. We can only act positively and proactively and remain hopeful. Peace is not elusive.A quote I found of particular importance: "There are a thousand and one gates allowing entry into the orchard of mystical truth. Every human being has his own gate. He must not err and wish to enter the orchard through a gate other than his own. That would present a danger not only for the one entering but also for those who are already inside."
This book is a wonderful book for students to analyze. It is very captivating and one of my favorite books regarding the Holocaust. Grabs your attention and keeps you the whole time.
This is one of those books that I read once, and will never read again, even though I own it. Wiesel writes about his memories surviving the concentration camps. It's a book that everyone should read at least once.