Even in darkness it is possible to create light and encourage compassion. That it is possible to feel free inside a prison. That even in exile, friendship exists and can become an anchor. That one instant before dying, man is still immortal.
Descriptionwriter, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor
AliasesEliezer Wiesel
BornSeptember 30, 1928
CountryRomania; United States Of America
ProfessionWriter; Political Activist; Judaic Scholar; Novelist; Autobiographer
AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Knight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Norman Mailer Prize; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; National Humanities Medal; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom Of Worship; Freedom Award; Light Of Truth Award