Night, first published in 1960, is Wiesel's true account of spiritual and national exile and one of the masterpieces of Holocaust literature. The adolescent Elie and his family, among hundreds of thousands of Jews from all parts of Eastern Europe, are cruelly deported from their hometown to the horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Wiesel writes of their battle for survival, and of his battle with God for a way to understand the wanton cruelty he witnesses each day.
Night begins in the Jewish community in the small town of Sighet, in Transylvania (now Romania) in 1941. World War II rages. The story is about Elie's experiences as a Jew during WWII. This story is a memoir because it is about the author's real experiences.
Night begins in the Jewish community in the small town of Sighet, in Transylvania (now Romania) in 1941. World War II rages. The story is about Elie's experiences as a Jew during WWII. This story is a memoir because it is about the author's real experiences.