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bookshelves: eol-book-club, 2016-died, 100-must-read, gilmore, 2017-read, returned, classics, reading-the-wrld, translated, wwii, reading-the-world-read, non-fiction
Jun 30, 2017
bookshelves: eol-book-club, 2016-died, 100-must-read, gilmore, 2017-read, returned, classics, reading-the-wrld, translated, wwii, reading-the-world-read, non-fiction
One of my reading goals this year is to read at least 1 book written by significant authors who died in 2016. This is the fifth book I have read this year.
Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2016. He could have easily died much earlier than that while a prisoner in the death camps of war-time Germany.
This book is a must read found on many must read lists. I agree. The book is obviously not a happy book, but we must be reminded of what happened to Wiesel and his family so that these horrific tragedies are NEVER repeated.
The term NIGHT refers to Wiesel's many last nights: in his home, in the ghetto, in the cattle car, in each of three concentration camps: Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Birkenau.
The edition that I read contained a new preface written in a new translation by his wife, Marion
Eliezer Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. His tragic story cries out to be remembered and shared.
Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2016. He could have easily died much earlier than that while a prisoner in the death camps of war-time Germany.
This book is a must read found on many must read lists. I agree. The book is obviously not a happy book, but we must be reminded of what happened to Wiesel and his family so that these horrific tragedies are NEVER repeated.
The term NIGHT refers to Wiesel's many last nights: in his home, in the ghetto, in the cattle car, in each of three concentration camps: Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Birkenau.
The edition that I read contained a new preface written in a new translation by his wife, Marion
Eliezer Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. His tragic story cries out to be remembered and shared.
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Reading Progress
November 17, 2016
– Shelved
November 17, 2016
– Shelved as:
not-read
November 17, 2016
– Shelved as:
eol-book-club
January 2, 2017
– Shelved as:
to-read
January 2, 2017
– Shelved as:
2016-died
January 2, 2017
– Shelved as:
100-must-read
June 21, 2017
– Shelved as:
gilmore
June 29, 2017
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Started Reading
June 30, 2017
– Shelved as:
2017-read
June 30, 2017
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Finished Reading
July 1, 2017
– Shelved as:
returned
August 1, 2017
– Shelved as:
classics
October 20, 2018
– Shelved as:
reading-the-wrld
November 13, 2018
– Shelved as:
translated
May 18, 2022
– Shelved as:
wwii
November 17, 2022
– Shelved as:
reading-the-world-read
June 5, 2024
– Shelved as:
non-fiction
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Jul 01, 2017 09:09AM
I couldn't agree with you more on this book. Shook me to the bones. Everyone should read this story.....
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Superb review, Celia. A powerful book that left me without words to write a review.
