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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.

The Three Kingdoms are at war, but Meilin's father refuses to answer the imperial draft. Instead, he plans to sell Meilin into marriage to fund his opium addiction. But when she discovers her husband-to-be is violent and ill-tempered, she realises she needs to take matters into her own hands. The very next day, she disguises herself as a boy and enlists in her father's place. As the very future of the Three Kingdoms hangs in the balance, Meilin will need to decide who to trust.

A collection of tales to invade and paralyse the mind as the safe light of day is infiltrated by the shadows of the night. As you read, the clutching fingers of terror brush lightly across the nape of the neck, reach round from behind to clutch and lock themselves, white-knuckled, around the...

This audio study guide for Night by Elie Wiesel includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as religion and the loss of faith, dehumanization, loyalty and the father-son relationship, and the power of illusion. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

Em uma cidade que hoje é parte da Romênia, Eliezer se dedicava aos estudos judaicos quando, em 1944, sua família foi transferida para os guetos e, depois, aos campos de concentração. A mãe e a irmã mais nova foram mortas logo ao chegar, enquanto Elie e o pai seguiram juntos na luta pela sobrevivência. Com apenas 15 anos, ele enfrentou a fome, o frio e a tortura, testemunhando a morte das piores formas possíveis. Foi com A noite que ele enfim reencontrou sua voz 10 anos após o Holocausto, descobrindo na preservação da memória um sentido para sua sobrevivência.