Genocide in Elie Wiesel's "Night"

Título
Genocide in Elie Wiesel's "Night"

Resumen
Each volume in the "Social Issues in Literature" presents biographical and critical information on the author, viewpoints on the social issue portrayed in the book, and contemporary assessments of the social issue as well as a chronology of important dates in the author's life, discussion questions, a guide to additional literary works that focus on the same social issue, a bibliography for further research and a thorough subject index. This book explores the issue of genocide as the theme of Elie Wiesel's book, "Night", describing the horrors of the Jewish Holocaust during World War II, many of which he experienced first-hand.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2009

Social issues in literature

Descripción física
185 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Contenido
Background of Elie Wiesel -- "Night" and genocide -- Contemporary perspectives on genocide.

Materia personal
Wiesel, Elie, 1928- Nuit.
 
Wiesel, Elie, 1928--Childhood and youth.

Término de la materia
Genocide in literature.
 
Jews -- Romania -- Sighet -- Biography.
 
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Romania -- Sighet -- Personal narratives.

Término geográfico
Sighet (Romania) -- Biography.

Autor añadido
Hawker, Louise.

Síntesis
Each volume in the "Social Issues in Literature" presents biographical and critical information on the author, viewpoints on the social issue portrayed in the book, and contemporary assessments of the social issue as well as a chronology of important dates in the author's life, discussion questions, a guide to additional literary works that focus on the same social issue, a bibliography for further research and a thorough subject index. This book explores the issue of genocide as the theme of Elie Wiesel's book, "Night", describing the horrors of the Jewish Holocaust during World War II, many of which he experienced first-hand.

ISBN
9780737743937

Información de publicación
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
Edmonton Christian High940.53 GENBook30905000068381Non-Fiction