Night
Elie Wiesel; Marion WieselMarion Wiesel

For his lifelong work of speaking out as a Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel was awarded both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Congressional Medal of Honor. Night is this revered author's best known work, and the first book of a trilogy which includes Dawn and Day. A worldwide best-seller and enduring classic of Holocaust literature, Night offers a personal and unforgettable account of the appalling horrors of Hitler's reign of terror. Through the eyes of 14-year-old Eliezer, we behold the tragic fate of the Jews from the little town of Sighet. Even as they are stuffed into cattle cars bound for Auschwitz, the townspeople refuse to believe rumors of anti-Semitic atrocities. Not until they are marched toward the blazing crematory at the camp's "reception center" does the terrible truth sink in. Also available in audio, a by Marion Wielsel.