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Night

By: Elie Wiesel
Narrated by: George Guidall
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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?

©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

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"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)

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Unbelievable.

It makes me sick that an entire race.of relatively intelligent people would follow an insane maniiac, but they did. Sickening... I dont have anythinv else I can add...

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Fundamental

This is a story that should be learned and remembered by all. If you only read it in hishschool, revisit it.

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Great book.

I love this book but I don't like how you can't read along while you listen to it. My English teacher recommend this book to me.

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Night

Very dramatic and well done. We enjoyed it immensely Everyone should listen/read it-- so try it!!














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An amazing book

This book is beautifully written, beautifully narrated, and very deep. It gets my top rating.

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Riveting

First hand account of the camps in WWII. Excruciating account of his loss of family and treatment during interment.
Excellent narration.

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Amazing story

This is still a story that touches a depth of me that I will never forget.

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a masterful work

my son received this book as an assignment to read in school and I thought I would check it out. author does a masterful job of letting you live is experienced through his words. this is a must read everybody.

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Unlucky Man

The narrator does a great job of telling this story. The story itself though is about a very unlucky man. He has gone some like 30 days without a single catch of fish. But then he happens upon a grand fish that is later said to be 18 feet long. The fish tugs on the boat. But eventually the man is able to kill it. Unfortunately, sharks come to eat it. So the entire story is about man versus nature. The plot is very simple. Also, even though the old man has the young boy to take care of him, you can’t help but feel pity or scorn for the old man. He is on some occasions so alone that he talks and sings only to himself. He also relies upon handouts from neighbors to survive. Sad story.

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Night Reveals Mankind at Its Worse

A person comes to you foretelling unbelievable danger and horror and begs you to flee. Do you heed the warning or stay? Night painstakingly describes the results of not fleeing. It relates the destruction of one and many families to the terror of war, persecution, and extinction. We should never forget or turn away from helping or supporting those in need regardless of race, color, creed or government. Night presents a challenge to all of us to live a life as a wholesome human being and shows us what can happen when we choose not to individually and collectively.

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