The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness

by Simon Wiesenthal Narrated by Robertson Dean, Laural Merlington

Overview

While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to-and obtain absolution from-a Jew. Faced with the choice between compassion and justice, silence and truth, Wiesenthal said nothing. But even years after the war had ended, he wondered: Had he done the right thing? What would you have done in his place?



In this important book, fifty-three distinguished men and women respond to Wiesenthal's questions. They are theologians, political leaders, writers, jurists, psychiatrists, human rights activists, Holocaust survivors, and victims of attempted genocide in Bosnia, Cambodia, China, and Tibet. Their responses, as varied as their experiences of the world, remind us that Wiesenthal's questions are not limited to events of the past. Often surprising and always thought-provoking, The Sunflower will challenge you to define your beliefs about justice, compassion, and human responsibility.

Editorial Reviews

Washington Post Book World

Bears reading, not only for its evocation of the Holocaust, but for its power to illuminate our own moral lives.

From the Publisher

"In simple yet elegant prose, Wiesenthal recreates the grim reality of a time when Eastern Europe was hell. Never lapsing into the maudlin or self-pitying, his matter-of-fact realism makes the images all the more horrifying." ---Publishers Weekly Starred Review

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170662876
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	08/30/2011
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	1,036,859

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