The Art of Inventing Hope
Intimate Conversations with Elie Wiesel
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Narrated by:
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James Anderson Foster
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Written by:
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Howard Reich
About this listen
The Art of Inventing Hope offers an unprecedented, in-depth conversation between the world's most revered Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel, and a son of survivors, Howard Reich. During the last four years of Wiesel's life, he met frequently with Reich in New York, Chicago, and Florida - and spoke often on the phone - to discuss the subject that linked them: both Wiesel and Reich's father, Robert Reich, were liberated from Buchenwald death camp on April 11, 1945. What had started as an interview assignment from the Chicago Tribune quickly evolved into a friendship and a partnership. Reich and Wiesel believed their colloquy represented a unique exchange between two generations deeply affected by a cataclysmic event. Wiesel said to Reich, "I've never done anything like this before."
Here Wiesel - at the end of his life - looks back on his ideas and writings on the Holocaust, synthesizing them in his conversations with Reich. The insights that Wiesel offered and Reich illuminates can help the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors understand their painful inheritance, while inviting everyone else to partake of Wiesel's wisdom on life, ethics, and morality.
©2019 Howard Reich (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.What listeners say about The Art of Inventing Hope
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Belinda Burston
- 2022-04-23
Fruitful on Many Levels
The interview with Elie Weisel was so full of grace and humanity. He is an example of the triumph of goodness over the worst evil.
I loved being witness to Howard Reich's childhood, and his evolving understanding of the trauma his parents endured and then kept locked within them. Through Elie Weisel's gentle influence, he was able to honour their lives as fully as possible, and write the story of his mother's life. I have ordered the print copy of that book in support of her, and all the stories that never got told.
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- Susan
- 2021-09-27
brilliant
Amazing man brilliant
very knowledgeable
I can't wait to meet him one day
bless you
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- Roberta W
- 2024-11-08
Thought provoking
A very interesting dialogue between generations. For me, it put the experience of holocaust survivors into perspective. I have read all Elie’s books, and have a great appreciation for them, so welcomed this alternate genre. Highly recommended.
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