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Praise for A Mad Desire to Dance <br> The novel . . . ends on an affirmative note, a triumph of life's dance of desire over the madness that is a living death. Philosophy meets psychology in this profound, often poetic novel. <br> -Kirkus Starred Review <br> Tales in A Mad Desire to Dance just pour out of the author like the Talmudic ma'ayan hamitgaber, the wellspring that never runs dry . . . Wiesel proves again that he is a master storyteller who can weave a complex tapestry of plots into an intricately poignant human portrait. <br>-Ari L. Goldman, Moment magazine <br> A Mad Desire to Dance is the novel Elie Wiesel was born-or more accurately, survived-to write . . . There are many truths buried in this book; that you have to work a little harder, dig a little deeper, to find them makes the experience all the more meaningful. <br>-Curt Schleier, Milwaulkee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel <br> Austerely written and . . . thought-provoking. <br>-Mike Peed, The New York Times Book Review <br> Elie Wiesel continues to be the ultimate witness to history's worst enormity, and its fiercest moral voice for remembrance . . . [A Mad Desire to Dance] takes patience and close reading, but those who stay with it will derive a significant level of satisfaction . . . from the seemingly simple yet stirring reminder that love can soothe, even if it cannot completely heal, the most horrendous wounds. <br>-Gerald Sorin, Haaretz<br> <br> It is once again a survivor's memories . . . that will rivet readers . . . The terse personal vignettes are gripping . . . The secrets surprise you to the end. <br>- Booklist<br> <br> Difficult but powerful . . . Wiesel handles the situation expertly, and. . . a multilayered narrative emerges: the journey through sadness and toward redemption; a meditation on the hand dealt to Holocaust survivors; and a valuable parable on the wages of human trauma. While the novel is not always easy sledding, there are ample rewards-intellectual and visceral-for the willing reader. <br>- Publishers Weekly <p> And praise from France for A Mad Desire to Dance <br> A Mad Desire to Dance reminds us, with force, that Wiesel's writing is alive and strong. The master has once again found here a startling freshness. <br>- Le Monde des Livres<br> <br> A genuine adventure that enriches the reader. <br>- L'Eclaireur<br> <br> A Mad Desire to Dance [is] an interior adventure driven by the need to know-and the certitude-that only love can heal our most intimate wounds. <br> -France Culture <p> From the Hardcover edition.

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