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Student companion to Elie Wiesel / Sanford Sternlicht.
Van Pelt Library PQ2683.I32 Z885 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sternlicht, Sanford, 1931-2021.
- Series:
- Student companions to classic writers 1522-7979
- Student companions to classic writers, 1522-7979
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016--Criticism and interpretation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Wiesel, Elie.
- Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016--Examinations--Study guides.
- Examinations.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Study guides.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 137 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- This volume offers critical analysis of all of Wiesel's major writings, as well as selected nonfiction including essays, Bible studies, plays, and more.
- Contents:
- 1 The Life of Elie Wiesel 3
- 2 Elie Wiesel's Literary Heritage and Background: Hasidism, the Holocaust, the Great Jewish Books, and the Western Literary Tradition 15
- Part II The Holocaust Narratives
- 3 Night (1958) 29
- 4 Dawn (1961) 39
- 5 The Accident (1962) 47
- 6 The Town beyond the Wall (1964) 57
- 7 The Gates of the Forest (1964) 65
- Part III After the Holocaust: Hope and Despair
- 8 A Beggar in Jerusalem (1970) 79
- 9 The Oath (1973) 87
- 10 Later Novels: The Testament (1981), The Fifth Son (1985), The Forgotten (1992), Twilight (1988), and The Judges (2002) 97
- 11 Selected Nonfiction 115.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-133) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313325308
- OCLC:
- 51963367
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