Open Heart : A Memoir

A profoundly and unexpectedly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of his life so far, from one of the most cherished moral voices of our time. Eighty-two years old, facing emergency heart surgery and his own mortality, Elie Wiesel reflects back on his life. Emotions, images, faces and questions flash through his mind. His family before and during the unspeakable Event. The gifts of marriage and children and grandchildren that followed. In his writing, in his teaching, in his public life, has he done enough for memory and the survivors? His ongoing questioning of God—where has it led? Is there hope for mankind? The world’s tireless ambassador of tolerance and justice has given us this luminous account of hope and despair, an exploration of the love, regrets and abiding faith of a remarkable man. **Translated by Marion Wiesel After Years Of Health Problems, But None With His Heart, The Author, At Age Eighty-two, Was Told That He Needed Immediate Surgery To Clear His Blocked Arteries. On What He Knew Might Very Well Be His Deathbed, He Reflected On His Many Losses And Accomplishments, And On All That Remained To Be Done. Fortunately, He Survived The Life-threatening Heart Surgery To Turn Those Reflections Into A Book Which Discusses His Affection For His Family Both Departed And Still Living, His Aspirations For His Writing, And His Hope That He Improved The World. Facing His Own Mortality, The Author Reflects Back On His Life. Emotions, Images, Faces And Questions Flash Through His Mind. His Family Before And During The Unspeakable Event. The Gifts Of Marriage And Children And Grandchildren That Followed. In His Writing, In His Teaching, In His Public Life, Has He Done Enough For Memory And The Survivors? His Ongoing Questioning Of God, Where Has It Led? Is There Hope For Mankind? Here The World's Tireless Ambassador Of Tolerance And Justice Has Given Us This Account Of Hope And Despair, An Exploration Of The Love, Regrets And Abiding Faith. Elie Wiesel ; Translated By Marion Wiesel. This Is A Borzoi Book. **Translated by Marion WieselA profoundly and unexpectedly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of his life so far, from one of the most cherished moral voices of our time.**Eighty-two years old, facing emergency heart surgery and his own mortality, Elie Wiesel reflects back on his life. Emotions, images, faces and questions flash through his mind. His family before and during the unspeakable Event. The gifts of marriage and children and grandchildren that followed. In his writing, in his teaching, in his public life, has he done enough for memory and the survivors? His ongoing questioning of God—where has it led? Is there hope for mankind? The world’s tireless ambassador of tolerance and justice has given us this luminous account of hope and despair, an exploration of the love, regrets and abiding faith of a remarkable man. Translated by Marion Wiesel A profoundly and unexpectedly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of his life so far, from one of the most cherished moral voices of our time. Eighty-two years old, facing emergency heart surgery and his own mortality, Elie Wiesel reflects back on his life. Emotions, images, faces and questions flash through his mind. His family before and during the unspeakable Event. The gifts of marriage and children and grandchildren that followed. In his writing, in his teaching, in his public life, has he done enough for memory and the survivors? His ongoing questioning of God—where has it led? Is there hope for mankind? The world’s tireless ambassador of tolerance and justice has given us this luminous account of hope and despair, an exploration of the love, regrets and abiding faith of a remarkable man. In this unforgettable book, the award-winning writer, during his recovery after a life-threatening heart surgery, reflected on his many losses and accomplishments, and on all that remained to be done, sharing his aspirations for his writings and his hope that he made the world a better place. On what he knew might very well be his deathbed, Elie Wiesel reflected on his many losses and accomplishments, and on all that remained to be done. Fortunately, he survived the life-threatening heart surgery to turn those reflections into a book