Wow! eBookElie Wiesel and the Art of Storytelling
by: Horowitz, Rosemary
ISBN-10: 0786428694
ISBN-13: 9780786428694
Publication date: October 30, 2006
Paperback: 242 pages
Book Description
Elie Wiesel is a master storyteller with the ability to use storytelling as a form of activism. From his landmark memoir Night to his novels and numerous retellings of Hasidic legends, Wiesel’s literature emphasizes storytelling, and he frequently refers to himself as a storyteller rather than an author or historian. In this work, essays examine Wiesel’s roots in Jewish storytelling traditions; influences from religious, folk, and secular sources; education; Yiddish background; Holocaust experience; and writing style. Emphasized throughout is Wiesel’s use of multiple sources in an effort to reach diverse audiences.
