Day: A Novel

Elie Wiesel

Mar 2006 · Sold by Hill and Wang

About this ebook

"Not since Albert Camus has there been such an eloquent spokesman for man." --The New York Times Book Review

The publication of Day restores Elie Wiesel's original title to the novel initially published in English as The Accident and clearly establishes it as the powerful conclusion to the author's classic trilogy of Holocaust literature, which includes his memoir Night and novel Dawn. "In Night it is the ‘I' who speaks," writes Wiesel. "In the other two, it is the ‘I' who listens and questions."

In its opening paragraphs, a successful journalist and Holocaust survivor steps off a New York City curb and into the path of an oncoming taxi. Consequently, most of Wiesel's masterful portrayal of one man's exploration of the historical tragedy that befell him, his family, and his people transpires in the thoughts, daydreams, and memories of the novel's narrator. Torn between choosing life or death, Day again and again returns to the guiding questions that inform Wiesel's trilogy: the meaning and worth of surviving the annihilation of a race, the effects of the Holocaust upon the modern character of the Jewish people, and the loss of one's religious faith in the face of mass murder and human extermination.

Ratings and reviews

Out of three of two stories I read from Elie Wiesel, Dawn is by far the best one. With each of the short stories relating to the holocaust, Dawn tells the best story. The way it is writing and the buildup excites me on how the Israeli terrorist are waiting to assassinate a British officer, because the British are going to hang an Israeli terrorist. This type of problem keeps me wanting to read and find out what is going to happen. The way the story was told in Elisha past to present really brought the story out. I would recommend this book to all ages.

This is what I inject myself with in the morning. It makes me laugh instead of cry. My favorite pages are 45 and 46. I can read page 46 without looking at the page, with just the book open to it!

Love this book. Everyone should read it.

About the author

Elie Wiesel is the author of more than fifty books, including Night, his harrowing account of his experiences in Nazi concentration camps. The book, first published in 1955, was selected for Oprah's Book Club in 2006. Wiesel is Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, and lives with his family in New York City. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.