A Holocaust survivor who is suffering from an incurable disease, recounts his concentration camp experiences to his son who feels compelled to travel to his father's native land in search of truth and meaning.
14 year old Eliezer relates the tragic fate of the Jews from the little town of Sighet. Even as they are stuffed into cattle cars bound for Auschwitz, the townspeople refuse to believe rumors of anti-Semitic atrocities. Not until they are marched toward the blazing crematory at the camp's "reception center" does the terrible truth sink in.
"[Presents] Wiesel's account of his time in concentration camps during the Holocaust with updated front and back matter to include speeches and essays commemorating his recent death"--Provided by publisher.
A Holocaust survivor who cannot seem to forge ahead with his life, steps off a curb into the path of a taxi in Times Square, and hovers between life and death while reliving the horror and tragedy of his past.
