40 books in 2010! 20 books in 2011! How many in 2012?
Finishing the last page of a nice book is so much rewarding, so I thought to read more since January 2010 instead of wasting my time in front of the PC or TV. I read whatever I think might be interesting. Fiction or Nonfiction. Each book opens a new horizon. With the books you can travel around the world. ..... I just want to do something useful for myself.
I read English and German language. The ranking is from 1 (=very bad) through 10 (=excellent).

Friday, July 23, 2010

27th book - "Night" - Elie Wiesel - 9 points

What a high value! Elie Wiesel writes about the persecution of the Jews and their deadly treatments in Auschwitz, Buchenwald, etc.
A must read to understand the Holocaust and the concentration camps in Nazi Germany.
Elie Wiesel (*1928) is US-American. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Price in 1986.
I read the first edition of the new 2006 translation by his wife Marion Wiesel. Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN: 978-0-374-50001-6. First published in 1958.
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  1. NetherlandFebruary 10, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    Night by Elie Wiesel is a very interesting and eye opening story about the authors experiences as a jew in concentration camps during WWII. It details his childhood journey starting in his hometown and ending after he was liberated in Buchenwald by alied forces. The authors first hand accounts of the concentration camps gives the reader an inside look at the extreme cruelty and violence of the nazis. The graphic nature of some of the scenes described in the book make it interesting but inappropriate for younger readers. This book was an overall good read and a very eye opening story.

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