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Dawn

Author: Elie Wiesel
Year: 1961
Genre: General Fiction - Holocaust Literature

Elisha, a young Jewish freedom fighter and Holocaust survivor, is told to murder a captured English officer in British-controlled Palestine at dawn. The novel spans the night-long wait for morning as Elisha struggles with his orders as he waits for the appointed hour.

This is the second volume in Weisel's thematic trilogy. It is preceded by Night and followed by Day.

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