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Student Companion to Elie Wiesel
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Sanford Sternlicht
Book Code: GR2530
ISBN: 0-313-32530-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32530-4
152 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/30/2003
List Price: $46.95 (UK Sterling Price: £26.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 X 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Sanford Sternlicht has produced an excellent book for the general reader who knows some of Elie Wiesel's writings and wants to learn more about his work....[r]eaders will be delighted with Sternlicht's sensitive and elegant analysis of Wiesel's contribution to literature in the post-Holocaust era.
    —Jewish Observer     .
  • Students who know Anne Frank need to meet Elie Wiesel. Both were teenagers during World War II. Wiesel, however, was not hidden by his neighbors and managed to survive the Holocaust....Highly recommended.
    —Gale/Free Resources/Reference Reviews     January 2004
Description: Since it was written nearly 50 years ago, Night (1958) has changed world perception of the Holocaust experience. Wiesel's oeuvre, including Holocaust narratives such as Dawn (1961), novels, essays, tales, and plays, has also altered the critical and aesthetic landscape through which we view literature, placing themes of religious identity, hope, survival, devotion to family, and humanity ahead of distinctions of fiction and nonfiction.
This volume offers critical analysis of all of Wiesel's major writings, with full chapters on Night, Dawn, The Oath, and four other full-length works. His most recent five novels, including The Testament (1980) and Twilight (1987), are also covered. Plot, character development, thematic concerns, and style are discussed, as are historical contexts and alternate critical perspectives. This volume is an indispensable tool for students, whether they are encountering Night for the first time, revisiting Wiesel's literary contributions, or discovering the author's recent works, such as The Judges (1999). A biographical section relates the tragic events of Wiesel's life to his inspirational writings. A literary heritage chapter offers an overview of his achievements and situates his works within the Western literary tradition and the historical and religious frameworks. A separate chapter covers Wiesel's nonfiction writings, including his most important essays, tales, and studies. A bibliography of selected sources is included.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • The Life of Elie Wiesel
  • Elie Wiesel's Literary Heritage and Achievements: Hasidism, the Holocaust, the Great Jewish Books, and the Western Literary Tradition
  • The Holocaust Narratives
  • Night (1958)
  • Dawn (1961)
  • The Accident (1961)
  • The Town Beyond the Wall (1962)
  • The Gates of the Forest (1964)
  • After the Holocaust: Hope and Despair
  • A Beggar in Jerusalem (1968)
  • The Oath (1973)
  • Later Novels: The Testament (1980), The Fifth Son (1983), The Forgotten (1992), Twilight (1987), The Judges (1999)
  • Selected Nonfiction: Autobiography, Essays, Hasidic Tales and Bible Studies, and Plays
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2003048522
LCC Class: PQ2683
Dewey Class: 813
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