authors, french

A collection of essays, poems, reflections, and interviews exploring the work of Nobel Prize-winning teacher, author, and humanitarian Elie Wiesel.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that examine the lives and works of notable French authors, covering a period that ranges from 1789 through the late twentieth century; and features essays on significant movements, literary groups, and publications. Includes a chronology, as well as title and general indexes.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that examine the lives and works of notable French authors, covering a period that ranges from the early 1500s to 1789; and features essays on significant movements, literary groups, and publications. Includes a chronology, as well as title and general indexes.

Contains three works of Holocaust literature, including "Night," an account of the author's experiences as a boy at Auschwitz; "Dawn," a short novel about a young Palestinian terrorist who spends the night waiting to execute a British prisoner; and "The Accident," the story of a Holocaust survivor who must choose whether to live or die after being hit by a car.

The never-before-told account of two of the most insightful minds of the twentieth century--Jacques Monod and Albert Camus--and a dramatic story of how hardship and courage can unleash creative genius.

Elie Wiesel recounts his life story, telling of his childhood in the Carpathian mountains, his imprisonment at Auschwitz and Buchenwald, and his career as a journalist.

A biography of the Algerian-born, French existential novelist, dramatist, and essayist.

Twentieth-century Nobel Peace Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel addresses a variety of subjects during an interview with American historian Richard Heffner.

A biography of the nineteenth-century French author who defied many social conventions in order to live and write as she wanted.