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Elie Wiesel

September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016

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Biography

Eliezer Wiesel is a Romania-born American novelist, political activist, and Holocaust survivor of Hungarian Jewish descent. He is the author of over 40 books, the best known of which is Night, a memoir that describes his experiences during the Holocaust and his imprisonment in several concentration camps.

Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. On November 30, 2006 Wiesel received an honorary knighthood in London, England in recognition of his work toward raising Holocaust education in the United Kingdom.

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Also published as: ELIE WIESEL, Wiesel Elie, Élie Wiesel, Élie Wiesel, E. Wiesel, Eliezer Wiesel

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