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Title of Book: Night Author: Elie Wiesel Publisher: Number of pages: The purpose of this book was to explain about what the Holocaust did, not just to the Jews, but to humanity as well. People all over the world were devastated by this terrible act, and there are still people today who haven’t overcame its effects. Night opens the readers mind to the violence of the Holocaust and concentration camps. It gave a general idea of the kind of life Jews led during the war. The story is told by a survivor of the Jewish concentration camps, the author, Elie Wiesel. His book shows the development of his life before, during, and after the war. Elie explains the reaction of the townspeople when they first heard of Hitler and the German troops and the life before the ghettos and concentration camps. He also describes the cruelties the Jews experienced at Auschwitz during this time such as starvation, poor li