His vow of silence was broken after he moved to the United States in 1956 and published his first book, "Night," in 1958. ... Elie Wiesel wrote each book with the goal of conveying his experiences from different angles. ... The book discussed Elie Wiesel's experiences in the Holocaust by telling the story of how he watched his family become separated and later killed (Books of the Times). ... Elie Wiesel also worked to promote peace and tolerance through his position as an international activist. ... Wiesel wanted to push the idea of building moral unity in a diverse society (Nobel ...

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The question of how a loving and caring God could allow such evil to prevail is a continuous question raised by Wiesel throughout the book. ... Imagine finally arriving at a camp, after being stripped of everything that we have that makes us "cultured" individuals, being separated from our mother and sister, as Wiesel was, and our first experience of our new "home", is seeing babies, children, men, and women being burned alive. ... Instead of being a victim for the rest of his life, he has chosen to tell the world of his experience and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. ...

• Word Count: 1758
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Born in the small town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was destined to win the Nobel Peace Prize and become a world wide best selling author. ... Shortly after arriving at Auschwitz, the young Wiesel was separated from his mother and younger sister (Wiesel, 27) He hardly had time to consider the fact that he might have been, and would later find out had, seen them for the last time before he was whisked off to the first selection. ... One day he was in a library requesting a book he'd ordered. ...

• Word Count: 1479
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• Grade Level: High School