Elie Wiesel Goes Home - Inspirational Memoir & Holocaust Survival Story - Perfect for Book Clubs, History Studies & Personal Growth

Product Description The Nobel Peace Prize winner and the world s foremost author on the Holocaust experience takes a haunting journey to his hometown of Sighet, Romania for the first time in 20 years. Mr. Wiesel is made an honorary citizen of his hometown of Sighet, Romania, where he walks through the neighborhood in which he played and studied as a child. Despite mixed feelings, he sees a town unchanged since his deportation to Nazi concentration camps in 1944, except for one significant feature; not a single Jew lives in the entire village. Academy Award winning actor William Hurt reads passages from Mr. Wiesel s renowned writings, including his first and most honored work, Night, published in 1958. Review "A standout!" --Philadelphia Inquirer