Elie Wiesel

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Forms: Memoir
Indexed works: 1

Author overview

Elie Wiesel (1928–2016) was a novelist and playwright whose body of work spans memoir. This writing is associated with Kingdom of Hungary, statelessness, and Kingdom of Romania. Major works and useful reading starting points include Night. Key themes include Holocaust memory and witness, faith after catastrophe, and silence, responsibility, and human dignity.

Reading pathway

Begin with Night.

Representative starting points

All published guides by this author

Biography, authority, and bibliography sources

Elie Wiesel biographical reference
Elie Wiesel authority metadata
Library of Congress authority record for Elie Wiesel
Open Library work record