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The Gates of the Forest
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The Gates of the Forest (1966) (edit title/settings)

by Elie Wiesel (Author) (edit contributors)

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Text: English, French (translation)

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Set in the godforsaken landscape of the Holocaust, The Gates of the Forest tells a story that addresses the conscience and sensibility of our world today.

Gregor, a young Hungarian Jew hiding from the Nazis in the forests and towns of Eastern Europe,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

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Set in the godforsaken landscape of the Holocaust, The Gates of the Forest tells a story that addresses the conscience and sensibility of our world today.

Gregor, a young Hungarian Jew hiding from the Nazis in the forests and towns of Eastern Europe, allows a fellow refugee to sacrifice himself in his place. From that point on, Gregor struggles to find redemption and to learn the meaning of his own guilt, God's guilt, and the suffering of the world. He flees; he masquerades as a deaf-mute; and finally, in an unintentional betrayal, he re-enacts the crime of Judas.

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  • Gregor: A young Hungarian Jew hiding from the Nazis.
  • Gavriel: A mysterious Jewish refugee.
  • Lieb the Lion: Gregor's childhood friend who he meets while hiding from the Nazis in the forests of Eastern Europe.
  • Clara: Lieb's girlfriend and Gregor's love interest.
  • Janos: A Hungarian prison guard.
  • Maria: The former housekeeper for Gregor's family who helps hide Gregor for a while.
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  • “"That's the way we were made, I guess, to be blinded by presence and haunted by absence."”
    Gavriel

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When the great Rabbi Israel Baal Shem-Tov saw misfortune threatening the Jews it was his custom to go into a certain part of the forest to meditate.

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  1. Elie Wiesel (Author)

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Publication Date: 1966
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