Night

By: Elie Wiesel

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the Congressional Gold Medal, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel offers an unforgettable account of Hitler's horrific reign of terror in Night. This definitive edition features a new translation from the original French by Wiesel's wife and frequent translator, Marion Wiesel.

Night is an unmistakably autobiographical account of the author's own gruesome experiences in Nazi Germany's death camps. Told through the eyes of 14-year-old Eliezer, the tragic fate of the Jews from the little town of Sighet unfolds with a heart-wrenching inevitability. 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.

Recounting the evils at Auschwitz and Buchenwald, Wiesel's enduring classic of Holocaust literature raises questions of continuing significance for all future generations: How could man commit these horrors, and could such an evil ever be repeated?

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©1972, 1985 Elie Wiesel
Originally published in 1958 by Les Editions de Minuit
Translation 2006 by Marion Wiesel
Preface to the New Translation 2006 Elie Wiesel
(P)2006 Recorded Books LLC

Critic reviews

"Elie Wiesel’s memoir of life in the Nazi death camps has been reissued with a new translation by Wiesel’s wife, Marion. Read by George Guidall, this new edition is a brilliant and haunting reminder of these horrific crimes, as well as a testament to Wiesel’s faith and resilience. Guidall is the ideal reader, and gives yet another masterful performance. Every word Guidall utters reminds the listener of the fear, the suffering, and the hatred Wiesel witnessed and experienced as he drew upon his every instinct to fight for survival. The audio edition also contains a new preface by Wiesel, as well as Guidall’s performance of Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. NIGHT is already a classic, and this audio edition is a superb complement to the text. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award." (AudioFile magazine)

"[A] slim volume of terrifying power." (The New York Times)

loved it

I loved it. it's so sad the way he tells his story is so sad yet I love the way he tells it. although I wish he would have included what happened to him after. but either way I loved it

The World Owes a Debt-This is Why.

It is now time to revisit the "Jewish Holocaust" but this time, not from movies, not form interviews if observers or even survivors, but from several years of slavery and imprisonment at not just Auschwitz, but at several other of the 40,000 Nazi death camps as well, of a 16 year-old-boy recounting the experience from the inside out and tells a story of evil, cruelty and horror occurring daily before his child's eyes. This story was in print 50 years ago, but it was in a time when the truth of this tragic time was too fresh and too difficult for many if not most to fully face. Now with this magnificent "new" translation it can be and should be. It is with much satisfaction that it has become "must reading" at universities everywhere.

an intimate look at the horror of the holocaust

great narration, hard to take a break from, so astounding the detail and b
horror of it all.

Amazing

Such an amazing read. This book really paints a picture of the horrible things done during the holocaust and shows one mans struggles through it.

I was moved to tears by this book.

George Guidall delivers a very powerful narration on a very powerful subject. I met a man whose story closely resembles that in this book, and I was profoundly touched by the man's indominable spirit. I asked him if there were any movies that came close to describing, to helping people understand, the atrocities he was forced to endure. He said that none exists. This maybe the closest one will ever get to seeing the holocaust through the eyes of a boy in such a poignant way. By the end, I felt ashamed to be part of a human race that could allow such horrific events to occur. It was everything I expected it to be. I highly recommend this book.

A must read

As the world careens back toward greater isolationism, only reminders of the past such as this can prevent us from repeating the sins some would like to forget.

Anguishing

This true account of Elie Wiesel’s horrific experience is truly anguishing. It is read beautifully. A story that should be required reading in all colleges, if not high schools.

Gripping

Yo say that this story is good is to be understating it to its highest degree. I found myself challenged in my heart about my love of humanity, my love for my parents, even the love of myself. No one can truly prepare you for what you are about to hear, but it is important for us in this world to never forget and to truly understand the horrors of humanity. That the sins of hatred can be so deep and so turbulent that it can take a child of faith and turn him into a man of observance. No longer will he go out and search deeply for what he has found in humanity has shaped his very essence and trust in his almighty creator. This is a startling lesson of protecting our inner child of such a fate but also of our neighbors as well. For if we stay silent in midst of suffering we are participants of that pain.
Honestly I’m in shock and I’m trying to contemplate my heart in all this. This audiobook/book is one of those. Please listen and take it serious l, it may be you one day suffering in the camps or having to endure the essence of pure hatred or as I like to call it hell on earth.

Gripping

So beautifully written, this story immediately grasps your attention and never let’s go. Grab your Kleenex.

A very moving must-read, but not for the faint of heart.

Elie did an amazing job with this book, it is one of my favorite WWII books. The depressing nature of it perfectly encapsulates WWII as a whole, and it is very deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize it received.