The Night Trilogy: Night, Dawn, Day

A must read about history that you need to know about. So much is being erased from our history, this is a great way not to forget what happened. It is an eye opener, sad but true.

How can I possibly write a review for this truly classical novel/memoir that would do it justice? I’ll still try. I read it the first time a long time ago and just recently came back to this book because in the back of my mind it was always there, just like my most favorite movie “Schindler’s List.” And just like it was hard to watch the movie, it is just as hard to read this book, however, it needs to be read and re-read, because the atrocities committed by the government of Nazi Germany against innocent people must never be forgotten. You can almost hear the author’s powerful voice throughout the whole novel, and it takes you to the darkest places to witness people live and suffer while the whole world chose to close its eyes. Their willpower to survive, and what’s more important, to remain human in such harrowing conditions, is truly worth admiration. Words can’t describe what a burden it was for a young, somewhat sheltered teenage boy, who spent his other, previous life in search of God, to witness his former neighbors, family and the other unfortunates around him die one by one and eventually give up on everything – life, God who they felt had failed them miserably and the very idea of justice. And yet this boy clung to life not so much for himself, but for his father, refusing to give up on the dying man even when the man himself couldn’t carry on anymore. The other two parts of this trilogy are novels, both dealing with “the life after,” when the protagonist tried to analyze the horrific effect that the Holocaust had on his and many other lives, and how it shaped him into what he is now. An executor, metaphorically trying on his former tormentors’ uniform so as not to become a victim once again; and a man who, even though he had survived, had left too much back there, in the camps, and doesn’t feel that he belongs in the world of the living around him. The language is dark, strong and powerful, and the messages in all three parts are so incredibly relevant to the current events that they will send chills down your spine. Read this book if you haven’t already – not only it’s an eternal classic, but a lesson that must never be forgotten.

I read these books when I was younger and bought the trilogy as a single volume for my daughter because I believe it's an important story. Having the entire trilogy in one book is a great idea and has made it easier for her to continue reading the stories.

We know what "Night" is the true story of, so I'll review that. The other 2 are good short stories, fact and fiction combined, and are well worth your time. But "Night" is heart stopping. Mr. Weiss (with his wife's translation from French to English) writes in such a superior way that it seems like you are there with him and his Father... from the first when he is moved from his home, from ghetto to ghetto, arrival at the concentration camp, the sorting processes, to the forced marches the Germans put them through as the Allies near for the Liberation. As a voracious reader (1000's and 1000's of books read), I could not put it down -physically or mentally - from beginning to end. In well under 200 pages, it will change your own life. I promise.

These three books are volumes that people of all religions and cultures should read. Elie Wiesel was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 because he prompted people to think and understand that our societies are acting in ways that destroy the possibility of a peaceful and enjoyable life. His books, including these three, the first of over fifty that he wrote, are easy to read and very thoughtful. The first deals with the Holocaust. It tells his experiences for about a year when he was fifteen years old in a Nazi concentration camp. His mother and youngest sister were killed there. His father died there just before the camp was liberated. The second book focuses on the feelings of a young man who survived the Holocaust, came to Palestine, joined the resistance unit that opposed the British and was assigned the mission to take revenge on the British for killing a Jewish fighter. The third question is whether a Holocaust survivor can adjust to post-Holocaust times.

Well written, however I was tremendously disappointed to learn that the man never redeemed his faith and hope. All these books he's written, and all these talk shows he's been on, all the speaking engagements, and he's never once found his way back to God. It's a waste. Don't read this if you're looking for strength and hope at the end of the story. There is none. Do read this if you're looking for a good Holocaust account.

The trilogy is comprised of three separate books; "Day" is Wiesel's non-fictional account of the roundup of the Jews in his village and their subsequent experiences in "camp". It is also his account of a shifting from a strong, mystical belief in God to vascillating from abandonment to questioning the actions of his God. The two subsequent books are fictional 'Dawn' and 'Day'. Although fictional, the themes from 'Night' are extended into the other two stories where he poses questions of retaliation of the innocent and living life being guided by the past. It is a study in the impact of the horrors of war and bigotry on a human's essence. Each of the trilogy is a short and very easy read. This should be required reading in high schools across the Nation.

If you have never read or hear of this book, note it is a sad tail. However it is a true eye opener when it comes to better understanding the Holocaust. I would greatly recommend this book for personal advancement as well as to use for educational proposes. Too often the tragic past is sugar coated; this most defiantly is not. If you want to read the truth this book is for you. I would not recommend to young children, for obvious reasons. I was introduced to it in high school and though it I was able to find my love of history and my undying curiosity as to why history insists on repeating itself time and time again. My only hope is that this book will open the eyes to a younger generation and my own to better identify that a very similar event is happening now on our planet and hardly anyone is batting an eye.

It's THE book that can transform your life, it will take you in a roller coaster of emotions, the good, the bad, and at the end, with Day, you will be able to let go.

I found this to be a harrowing read. However I’m glad I’ve finally read it. For me, my question is always. How do I make sense of Human Nature? What are we but energy beings in a creative act. That energy force within us is totally dualistic in nature. Unspeakably destructive without what we’ve called , a shaped morality. Or it can be wonderfully transformed and beneficial to all. Both forces appear to lie within us. How they are managed? The state of us all and our world speaks for itself. I can only hope we will evolve to do better. If not, what is the point of us as a species?

Bella edizione con tutta la trilogia.

I actually read Night in highschool in became one of my favourite books as it felt like you were in the story with the author. I haven’t been able to find all three books I can’t wait to reach them!

Vencedor do Prêmio Nobel, o escritor supera o limite do relato histórico de sua experiência traumática no Holocausto para trazer sua sensibilidade e reflexão profunda de sentimentos latentes em sua alma, com sensibilidade e proficiente escrita. Registro Forte, poético, impactante, triste e profundo. Um must.