![]() ![]() The book was shortened and published in France as La Nuit, and as Night for English readers in 1960. His friend and colleague François Mauriac, a French Nobel Laureate for Literature, encouraged him to write about his experiences in the camps Wiesel would publish in Yiddish the memoir And the World Would Remain Silent in 1956. Wiesel went on to study at the Sorbonne in France from 1948-51 and took up journalism, writing for French and Israeli publications. Of his relatives, only he and his older sisters Beatrice and Hilda survived. Wiesel’s mother and younger sister Tzipora also died in the Holocaust. They were transferred to other Nazi camps and force marched to Buchenwald where his father died after being beaten by a German soldier, just three months before the camp was liberated. Wiesel was sent to Buna Werke labor camp, a sub-camp of Auschwitz III-Monowitz, with his father where they were forced to work under deplorable, inhumane conditions. At the age of 15, Wiesel and his entire family were sent to Auschwitz as part of the Holocaust, which took the lives of more than 6 million Jews. In May 1944, Nazi Germany, with Hungary's agreement, forced Jews living in Sighet to be deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. In 1940, Hungary annexed Sighet and the Wiesels were among the Jewish families forced to live in ghettoes. Wiesel, who grew up with three sisters and pursued religious studies at a nearby yeshiva, was influenced by the traditional spiritual beliefs of his grandfather and mother, as well as his father's liberal expressions of Judaism. ![]() Recommended for readers 18+.Elie Wiesel was born Eliezer Wiesel on September 30, 1928, in Sighet, Romania to Shlomo and Sarah Wiesel. Music of the Night is a complete, stand-alone novel inspired by Phantom of the Opera. Perfect for fans of dark and steamy fantasy romance. What she doesn’t know is that her haunted instructor intends to use her for his own purposes. For she just gained the desire of her heart. Rumors claim the man in the tower is behind the madness that haunts High Tower, a truth Aria is loath to believe. Between midnight meetings and emotional singing lessons, Aria falls in love with her alluring instructor despite his shadowy past.īut something deadly stirs, awoken by the desire of its master.Įvening reveries become haunted with terror, blood, and murder. Although reluctant, the man agrees to teach her the music of the night. When Aria stumbles across a mysterious man in a dark tower, she begs to learn the power of song from him. She can avoid an arranged marriage if she learns to sing for him. ![]() Determined to take her life back into her hands, she and the Count make a deal. Many are warned to stay away from High Tower’s dangerous enchantments, but it’s a warning Aria is forced to ignore. Lords and ladies come from afar to be seduced by a night of unforgettable entertainment. High Tower is a gloomy place with one vivid attraction: the theater. To avoid working the streets, she becomes the ward of a Count and moves to a remote town called High Tower. ![]() Love dark and steamy romance? Get ready to be lured into a world of mystery, desire and danger.Ī haunted tower, a mysterious instructor, and the lure of the music of the night.Īfter the death of her father, Aria is left penniless and destitute. Phantom of the Opera meets Beauty and the Beast in this gothic-inspired dark fantasy romance. ![]()
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