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Book SynopsisAn intimate look at Elie Wiesel, author of the seminal Holocaust memoir
Night and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Trade Review“[A] judicious and well-crafted portrait of this remarkable man.”—Rupert Christiansen,
The Telegraph“Perceptive. . . . Fair-minded throughout. . . . [Wiesel’s] legacy compels us to bear witness in his absence and continue to confront the silence.”—Diane Cole,
Wall Street Journal“An extremely incisive biography. . . . The book makes for excellent reading, bringing insight into a man who kept the memory of the Holocaust and its victims in the public spotlight.”—Jay Levinson,
Jewish TribuneFinalist for the 73rd National Jewish Book Award, Biography category, sponsored by the Jewish Book Council
CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2023
“A necessary and moving biography of a-once-in-a-generation historic figure and irreplaceable moral teacher.”—Cynthia Ozick, author of
Antiquities and Other Stories“Joseph Berger has performed a small miracle in offering us this moving, meticulously researched, judicious, and learned biography of Elie Wiesel who willed himself to transcend personal tragedy and bear witness in the hope that humanity might learn from the horrors of the past.”—David Nasaw, author of
The Last Million: Europe’s Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War
