Night
Elie Wiesel1956
Wiesel wrote the most searing firsthand account of the Holocaust — a teenage boy watching his father die in a concentration camp, losing his faith in God in real time.
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“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed.”
Why It Matters
Wiesel wrote the most searing firsthand account of the Holocaust — a teenage boy watching his father die in a concentration camp, losing his faith in God in real time. The book is only 100 pages because anything longer would be unbearable. It is the single most important work of Holocaust testimony.
Notable Quotes
“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.”
“To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.”