Dawn - Hardcover

Wiesel, Elie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9997410149 ISBN 13: 9789997410146

Publisher: Hill and Wang, 1961

Synopsis

With the coming of dawn is the coming of death for a captured English officer in British-controlled Palestine. Elisha, a young Israeli freedom fighter, is his executioner. Ordered to kill the officer in reprisal for Britain's execution of a Jewish prisoner, Elisha thinks about his past-a sorrowful memory of the nightmare of Nazi death camps. As the only surviving member of his family, he dreamt of a wonderful future in his promised homeland. But instead, he finds himself closer to committing heartless murder with the approach of daylight. Dawn presents a haunting glimpse into the soul of one man and a budding nation.

About this title

About the Author:

Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) is the author of more than fifty books, including Night, his harrowing account of his experiences in Nazi concentration camps. The book, first published in 1955, was selected for Oprah's Book Club in 2006, and continues to be an important reminder of man's capacity for inhumanity. Wiesel was Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, and lived with his family in New York City. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.

Review:

"The anguish and loss of the moral Jew who has placed himself on the other side of the gun"

About this edition

• Publisher: Hill and Wang
• Publication date: 1961
• ISBN 10: 9997410149
• ISBN 13: 9789997410146
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 89