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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Elie Wiesel

For Students 9th - 10th
Site examines Elie Wiesel, his writings, and his life's work. Site also offers an excellent interview with Wiesel.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004 CE), the Polish author and 1980 Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This website includes full-texts of Milosz's Nobel Lecture as well as some of...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1986: Elie Wiesel

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Elie Weisel, the author of "Night," and the recipient of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize. This Nobel e-Museum website includes a biography and video clips.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Molnar, Ferenc

For Students 9th - 10th
A good, comprehensive biography Ferenc Molnar, the "Hungarian-American playwright, director, novelist, short-story writer, and journalist."
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Czeslaw Milosz

For Students 9th - 10th
Czeslaw Milosz, "Polish-American author, translator and critic, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature."
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Stanislaw Lem

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise but very good biography of Lem, complete with a listing of selected works.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Isaac Bashevis Singer

For Students 9th - 10th
A good, concise biography of Isaac Bashevis Singer, complete with lists of works and "for further reading."
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Elie Wiesel

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise but good biography about Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Czeslaw Milosz, Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ibiblio.org is a good, comprehensive biography of Czeslaw Milosz. Cites his works at each stage of his life.
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Other

The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity

For Students 9th - 10th
The site for the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity; it includes the work of the Foundation, a biography on Wiesel, and a list of his published books.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Jozsef Attila

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of 20th Century Hungarian poet, Jezsef Attila. Includes discussion of and excerpts from his various works. This site also provides links to other websites about Jozsef Attila.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Wislawa Szymborska

For Students 9th - 10th
Still another brief biography - perhaps because not much is known about her life and she does not like to talk about it. Includes some good thoughts on her work.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Elie Wiesel

For Students 9th - 10th
A Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel, shares his story through his books. This article, which briefly overviews his experiences, provides an excerpt from Wiesel's speech, "The Perils of Indifference."