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Elie Wiesel
| Jewish novelist, journalist and teacher, Nobel Peace Prize, 1986 Date of Birth: 30.09.1928 Country: Romania |
Content:
- Biography of Elie Wiesel
- Literary Career
- Awards and Recognition
Biography of Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel (1928-) is a Jewish novelist, journalist, and educator who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
Born on September 30, 1928 in Sighet, Romania, Wiesel received a religious education. In 1944, the Jews of his town were deported to various concentration camps, where the majority of them perished.
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Wiesel survived and initially lived in Paris, where he studied at the Sorbonne from 1948 to 1951, before moving to New York in 1956. He obtained US citizenship in 1963.
Literary Career
In the late 1950s, Wiesel turned to literature, and he also wrote fiction in French.
His book "Night" (La Nuit, 1958) recounted his experiences in Auschwitz, highlighting the inhumanity and death he witnessed. In "The Gates of the Forest" (Les Portes de l