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- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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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.
Though technically a novel, Night is also 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?
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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- US Expat
- 12-07-16
How can one call such horror a good book?
This is an absolutely heartbreaking recollection of crimes against the Jews during WWII. My only "criticism" is not against the excellent reading by the narrator, but as the story is told as per the eyes of a 15 year old, the aged voice of the narrator distracted a bit. The world should be learn from the horrors of the second world war, but we can see we haven't turning a blind eye to genocide around the world happening to peoples unimportant to the west or within own regions. "Never again" rings hollow and the "easy" resettlement isn't the answer.
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- mh7474
- 01-02-22
Powerful and compelling. A MUST READ
Powerful and compelling. A MUST READ so as, in his own words, Ellie Wiesel’s past does not become our future.
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- Gary
- 14-04-24
I was glued to this
What horrible things this man lived to see. I hope it simply raises awareness for the genocides that still go on today in the places that the media doesn’t really care about.
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- E. Rice
- 12-04-21
a must listen
I love survival biographies and this one is astonishing: I had a neighbour who survived Auschwitz and met her future husband there.
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- PersianScorpio
- 17-04-22
Powerful
Powerful, I cried. It will take you on an emotional ride so prepare yourself and keep an open mind
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- bookylady
- 19-01-20
A shocking,brutal reminder of The Holocaust.
This autobiographical account of a teenager's experiences in forced labour and concentration camps is harrowing and horrifying but it is a book that perhaps we should all read, to prevent people ever forgetting the horrors of the Nazi regime, their inhumane death camps and the genocide they created.
Enjoyment is not an emotion which describes the experience of listening to this book. It is a difficult 'read' but an enlightening one and it reminded me of how easy it is for human beings to be hoodwinked and brainwashed into the mass murder of innocent people. It was particularly moving to learn of the sacrifices people made for one another and for the psychological pressure children and young people felt to look after sick and/or elderly parents, which often put their own survival at risk.
Read it and weep for the lost generations.
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- Tamika Hedges
- 14-08-18
Exceptional
This account in all it a honesty is profoundly haunting. Very simply written but ever so heartfelt and moving. What an experience, what and account. The narrator is exceptional.
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- HurryHome
- 16-01-17
Spellbinding, tragic, harrowing, beautifully written and read
Spellbinding, tragic, harrowing, beautifully written and read. Some valuable extra material at the end helps put it into a context (if that's possible)
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- Talia
- 07-09-20
Exceptional must-read for everyone
I cannot praise this book enough and strongly urge everyone to listen to it.
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- Tevin Gongo
- 31-01-21
Night, reviewed by Tevin Gongo
I read the book a little by accident, it was mentioned in a talk about awareness. So I started without any particular goal in mind.
As I could have expected, I found the story really inspiring. It certainly forces us to put things in perspective. After reading the story of a young innocent man sent to a concentration camp for a crime he committed 16 years ago, being born, it is difficult to see any of my everyday challenge as something terrible that could not be overcome.
The main lesson from that book is for me: "whatever you are going through, some people have experienced and overcome worse. You have inside you the required resource to overcome anything... as long as you don't give up".
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