The town beyond the wall

Elie Wiesel

Original title: Ville de la chance

first published 1964 Schocken Books, 1982 paperback 179 pages

Story based on Wiesel's own life in which a young Holocaust survivor returns to his hometown, seeking to understand the mystery of those who stood by and watched.

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The Town Beyond the Wall paperback · 1995 · Schocken · 192 pages · 9780805210453
The town beyond the wall paperback · 1982 · Schocken Books · 179 pages

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