{"product_id":"the-struggle-for-understanding-victoria-nesfield-9781438475455","title":"The Struggle for Understanding: Elie Wiesel's Literary Works","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth look at Elie Wiesel's writings, from his earliest works to his final novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElie Wiesel (1928-2016) was one of the most important literary voices to emerge from the Holocaust. The Nazis took the lives of most of his family, destroyed the community in which he was raised, and subjected him to ghettoization, imprisonment in Auschwitz and Buchenwald, and a death march. It is remarkable not only that Wiesel survived and found a way to write about his experiences, but that he did so with elegance and profundity. His novels grapple with questions of tradition, memory, trauma, madness, atrocity, and faith. \u003ci\u003eThe Struggle for Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e examines Wiesel's literary, religious, and cultural roots and the indelible impact of the Holocaust on his storytelling. Grouped in sections on Hasidic origins, the role of the Other, theology and tradition, and later works, the chapters cover the entire span of Wiesel's career. Books analyzed include the novels \u003ci\u003eDawn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Town Beyond the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Testament\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Time of the Uprooted\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sonderberg Case\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHostage\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as his memoir, \u003ci\u003eNight\u003c\/i\u003e. What emerges is a portrait of Wiesel's work in its full literary richness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Nesfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438475454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438475455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020","brand":"Victoria Nesfield","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48622221328639,"sku":"9781438475455","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-struggle-for-understanding-victoria-nesfield-9781438475455","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}