All Rivers Run to the Sea

by Elie Wiesel

Overview

In this first volume of his two-volume autobiography, Wiesel takes us from his childhood memories of a traditional and loving Jewish family in the Romanian village of Sighet through the horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald and the years of spiritual struggle, to his emergence as a witness for the Holocaust's martyrs and survivors and for the State of Israel, and as a spokesman for humanity.  With 16 pages of black-and-white photographs.

"From the abyss of the death camps Wiesel has come as a messenger to mankind—not with a message of hate and revenge, but with one of brotherhood and atonement."
—From the citation for the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780805210286
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/22/1996
Series:	Memoirs of Elie Wiesel
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.02(d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

ELIE WIESEL was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. The author of more than fifty internationally acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction, he was Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and University Professor at Boston University for forty years. Wiesel died in 2016.

Hometown:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

September 30, 1928

Place of Birth:

Sighet, Romania

Education:

La Sorbonne

Read an Excerpt

Last night I saw my father in a dream. His unshaven face was the same as ever, its expression frozen, but his clothing changed from moment to moment—from his Shabbat suit to the striped rags of the damned and back again. Where had he come from? From what landscape had he escaped? Who sent him? I can’t recall if I asked. All I remember is how sad he looked, and how resigned. I could see by the way his lips were moving that he wanted to tell me something, but no sound came. Then all at once, in my sleep—or was it in his?—I suddenly doubted my own senses. Was this really my father? I was no longer sure.
(Continues…)

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Table of Contents

Childhood, 1

Darkness, 51

God's Suffering: A Commentary, 101

Schooling, 107

Journalist, 159

Traveling, 221

Paris, 245

New York, 279

Writing, 317

Jerusalem, 381


Glossary, 419

Index, 423

Editorial Reviews

This is Elie Wiesel at his best, a highly revealing self-portrait of the man behind the world-famed persona.”
—Herman Woulk

“A biblical-like epic of a great man who has turned genocidal tragedy into a life force for world peace. I should be required reading for membership in the human race.”
—Alan M. Dershowitz

“Immensely moving [and[ unforgettable, [with] the searing intensity of his novels and autobiographical tales . . . Will make you cry, yet somehow leaves you renewed, with a cautious hope for humanity's future.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Wiesel remains unequaled at bringing home the experience of horrific, nullifying disorientation that was the first step in the program of genocide known as the Final Solution.”
—Daphne Merkin, The New York Times Book Review

“Part of the delight of All Rivers lies in witnessing the gradual transformation of the brokenhearted, orphaned young boy into the spirited journalist who longs to embrace the world at large, and who, in time, does.″
—Rebecca Goldstein, Newsday

“Remarkable . . . Wiesel writes with poetic beauty and heart-stopping eloquence.″
—Susan Miron, Miami Herald

“For all those who have never known Elie Wiesel, these memoirs are an introduction to the man, and for many who have met him, there will be discoveries and realizations.″
—Raul Hilberg, Boston Globe

From the Publisher

In many ways, Elie Wiesel is both the conscience and the chronicler of the Holocaust. In this memoir, Wiesel focuses not only on the Nazis but also on the many events and people who have shaped his life since his liberation. The result is a stunning, chilling, and yet somehow cautiously optimistic narrative in which Wiesel believes that man’s goodwill will overcome and transcend evil. Wiesel reads in a paced yet intense style. While his heavy accent can be somewhat difficult to understand, it forces the listener to focus on his words. In time, the accent seems to disappear, allowing the listener to absorb Wiesel’s powerful words and to share his hope for the future. D.J.S. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine

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