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Conversation: Elie Wiesel

Posted by Jeffrey Brown , April 10, 2009

'A Mad Desire to Dance' by Elie Wiesel In the new novel, "A Mad Desire to Dance," Doriel Waldman has survived the holocaust as a youth and achieved professional success as a man only to find himself in his 60s barely hanging onto his sanity.

This tale of memory and madness is the latest from Elie Wiesel, author of more than 50 works of fiction and non-fiction, 1986 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and professor in the humanities at Boston University.

Elie Wiesel joined me by phone from New York:

Comments

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04/10/09 at
08:22 PM

Claire Jeannette : As a lover of books & story as well as a psychotherapist, I was quite moved by Mr. Wiesel's telling of the story and his nuanced understanding of what might have been happening to his characters. I listened to it on CD which was its own kind of treat as well. Thanks, Mr. Brown, for your arts emphasis. Keep it up.
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04/11/09 at
11:24 PM

Joan Hall : Jeffrey Brown's interviews often leave me with something to think about. When reviewing his segment, it gives me time to actually think more deeply about what is discussed. Listening instead of having to read the discussion is a great idea for newspapers.
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04/13/09 at
10:04 AM

Ray Stroik : I appreciate deeply Elie Wiesel urging us to go beyond information and knowledge to sensitivity and commitment, for me a matter of understanding and wisdom. Thus I find it significant that the post took place on what Christianity calls Good Friday. If we had recognized and acknowledged thay Jesus lived and died a Jew, perhaps Christian anti-Semitism would not have arisen. And thus not the Holocaust?
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06/ 5/09 at
08:25 PM

Judith Esther : It's wonderful when the interviewer and the interviewee make the kind of connection with each other so that what emerges is substance of value which fosters empathic thinking processes. Such is this conversation between Jeffrey Brown and Elie Wiesel..thank you both!
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06/ 6/09 at
09:50 AM

Becky Millen : I've always enjoyed Jeffrey Brown's segments, no matter the topic, but art, of whatever manifestation, has always been used to reflect the trials, tribulations and most importantly the hopes and aspirations of a people. Thank you.

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