Dawn (Wiesel novel)

Dawn
First US edition
AuthorElie Wiesel
SubjectBritish Mandate of Palestine paramilitary group
GenreFiction
PublisherLes Editions de Seuil (France)
Hill and Wang (US)
MacGibbon & Kee (UK)
Publication date
1961
Pages81
Preceded byNight (1960) 
Followed byDay (1962) 

Dawn is a novel by Elie Wiesel, published in 1961. It is the second in a trilogy — Night, Dawn, and Day — describing Wiesel's experiences and thoughts during and after the Holocaust.[1]

Unlike Night, Dawn is a work of fiction.[2] It tells the story of Elisha, a Holocaust survivor. After the war, Elisha moves to the British Mandate of Palestine and joins the Irgun (in the book known as the Movement), a paramilitary group determined to oust the British from the area. One night, he is told he must execute a British officer at dawn. The novel covers his internal struggle leading up to the execution, looking back on his life and those that have affected it.[3]

  1. ^ Blum, Harold. Elie Wiesel's Night. Infobase Publishing, 2009, p. 69.
  2. ^ Wiesel, Elie. The Night Trilogy. p. 139 ISBN 0-8090-7364-1
  3. ^ Wiesel, Elie. The Night Trilogy. p. 140 ISBN 0-8090-7364-1