authors, french

The final volume of Elie Weisel's memoirs, discussing his life and actions since 1969 when he made the decision to become a militant advocate for Holocaust survivors and the disenfranchised throughout the world.

Presents the autobiography of eighteenth-century novelist and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, chronicles his life from his childhood in Geneva and literary success in Paris to his persecution and exile by the government, and includes textual notes, bibliography, chronology, and explanatory notes.

A brief biography of the winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize, who having survived the Holocaust, dedicated his life to speaking and writing about these terrible events so that they would not be forgotten.

Contains the text of the play about the swashbuckling Cyrano de Bergerac who secretly loves his cousin Roxane but believes he is too ugly to ever win her affection, and includes notes and a full introduction.

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.

Contains three works by pioneer aviator Saint-Exupery, including "Night Flight, " a fictional account of the early South American-European mail service; "Wind, Sand and Stars, " a memoir of the author's air service to North Africa"; and "Flight to Arras, " an account of the French fliers of World War II.