Description
| Product ID: | 9780786428694 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Elie Wiesel and the Art of Storytelling |
| Authors: | Author: Rosemary Horowitz |
| Page Count: | 242 |
| Subjects: | Children’s and teenage literature studies: general, Children’s & teenage literature studies |
| Description: | Elie Wiesel is a rare master storyteller with the ability to use storytelling as a form of activism. This work contains an essay that examines Wiesel's roots in Jewish storytelling traditions; influence from religious, folk and secular sources; education; Yiddish back ground; Holocaust experience; and writing style. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Publisher Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2006-11-13 |
