The Oath (Masterplots II: World Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Elie Wiesel
- First Published: 1973
- Type of Work: Parable
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century to the early 1970’s
- Setting: Kolvillag, a village in central Europe
- Principal Characters: Azriel, Moshe, Shmuel, The young Man
- Genres: Long fiction, Parable
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Europe or Europeans, Villages, Jews or Jewish life, Massacres
- Locales: Europe
The Novel
In “The Old Man and the Child,” the first of the three parts of The Oath, Azriel begins telling a young man a little about Kolvillag, his native village, somewhere in central Europe between the Dniepr River and the Carpathian Mountains. Kolvillag had been ruled by several nations but no longer exists. “I am Kolvillag,” says Azriel, “and I am going mad.” His madness results from an oath not to tell the secret of his village.
The young man learns that Azriel is highly regarded for his extensive learning by a wide variety of people: “He...
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