Elie Wiesel
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born
September 30, 1928
gender
male
place of birth
Romania
genre
Biographies & Memoirs
about this author
Eliezer Wiesel, KBE (commonly known as Elie Wiesel, born September 30, 1928) is a Romania-born American novelist, political activist, and Holocaust survivor of Hungarian Jewish descent. He is the author of over 40 books, the best known of which is Night, a memoir that describes his experiences during the Holocaust and his imprisonment in several concentration camps.
Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. The Norwegian Nobel Committee called him a "messenger to mankind," noting that through his struggle to come to terms with "his own personal experience of total humiliation and of the utter contempt for humanity shown in Hitler's death camps," as well as his "practical work in the cause of peace...more
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Night by Elie Wiesel avg rating 4.28 — 38,207 ratings — published 1958 41 editions |
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Dawn by Elie Wiesel avg rating 3.90 — 1,137 ratings — published 1960 11 editions |
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The Night Trilogy: Night, Dawn, The Accident by Elie Wiesel avg rating 4.44 — 436 ratings — published 1969 10 editions |
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Day: A Novel by Elie Wiesel avg rating 3.79 — 311 ratings — published 1000 10 editions |
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The Trial of God by Elie Wiesel avg rating 4.13 — 129 ratings — published 1979 2 editions |
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All Rivers Run to the Sea: Memoirs by Elie Wiesel avg rating 4.10 — 106 ratings — published 1995 10 editions |
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The Gates of the Forest: A Novel by Elie Wiesel avg rating 4.24 — 92 ratings — published 1966 4 editions |
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The Forgotten by Elie Wiesel avg rating 3.93 — 98 ratings — published 1992 2 editions |
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Twilight: A Novel by Elie Wiesel avg rating 3.86 — 88 ratings — published 1987 5 editions |
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Souls on Fire by Elie Wiesel avg rating 4.11 — 75 ratings — published 1958 8 editions |
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"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference."
— Elie Wiesel
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— Elie Wiesel
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest."
— Elie Wiesel
8 editions
— Elie Wiesel
"Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing."
— Elie Wiesel
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— Elie Wiesel
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