--- product_id: 37788592 title: "Open Heart: A Memoir" price: "€ 27.96" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/37788592-open-heart-a-memoir store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Open Heart: A Memoir **Price:** € 27.96 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Open Heart: A Memoir - **How much does it cost?** € 27.96 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/37788592-open-heart-a-memoir) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A profoundly and unexpectedly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of life so far, from one of the most cherished moral voices of our time. Eighty-two years old, facing emergency heart surgery and his own mortality, Elie Wiesel reflects back on his life. Emotions, images, faces, and questions flash through his mind. His family before and during the unspeakable Event. The gifts of marriage, children, and grandchildren that followed. In his writing, in his teaching, in his public life, has he done enough for memory and for the survivors? His ongoing questioning of God—where has it led? Is there hope for mankind? The world’s tireless ambassador of tolerance and justice gives us a luminous account of hope and despair, an exploration of the love, regrets, and abiding faith of a remarkable man. Translated from the French by Marion Wiesel Review: The Opening of a Heart - In this slight memoir focused on his cardiac event, "Open Heart," Elie Wiesel opens his heart which opens his soul and in turn his mind to his readers and students. With touching transparency and vulnerability, Wiesel reveals himself and the deeper inner dialogue with his life. His carefully chosen words and personal reflections invoke the preacher of Ecclesiastes, the conscience of Job, and the passions of Jeremiah. Wiesel's loyal readers and students savor his existential quests in his first memoir,and his novels and plays but all the more we celebrate the rich, instructive, and edifying teaching in this manner of communicating what matters in life; a communication so accessible, so real, so tender, and so profoundly personal. His writings will continue to invite humanity into ever more purposeful striving for justice and peace, for unconditional inclusion and the radical containment of hate, but "Open Heart" has a fresh, new cadence, a fresh, new intimacy, and a deeply personal summons to choose life and blessing, gratitude and love. The wake up that came from Wiesel's cardiac event is told in such a way as to awaken us to a conscious embrace and awareness of the lives we live. Thank you and bless you, Elie Wiesel. Doug Huneke Review: Touched once again. - I heard Mr. Wiesel speak in the 1980s, at the time when I was an English teacher and my students were reading Night. His words touched me and most certainly helped me process the words he'd written to assist my students as they tried to understand the devastation of the Holocaust. When I heard that Mr. Wiesel had passed, I wanted to read one of his books to pay my respects. I chose Open Heart because of its 5 star ratings, and somewhat, because of the description on desertcart. I had no idea that it was about open heart surgery...that he'd undergone that experience and shared his experience, fears, thoughts, and emotions about it. Now that I've finished reading, I'm once again brought back to that auditorium in Ohio, mystically transformed once again. If you've never heard him speak, check out some YouTube videos. I found the similarities between my life experiences and his amazingly similar and felt as though I learned a life-changing lesson (or two). I suggest listening to his voice because when you read his words, you'll hear him speaking to you in his soft-spoken and comforting voice as I did. Words are special when put together in order to makes us think. I learned today that the words meant even more when spoken by the author, even though they were only heard by me. Listen to Mr. Wiesel's voice: read Open Heart: find your own inspiration. It is well-worth the time. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #757,713 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #354 in Jewish Theology #488 in Heart Disease (Books) #17,472 in Memoirs (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 433 Reviews | ## Images ![Open Heart: A Memoir - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81AGSMk-6sL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Opening of a Heart *by D***G on December 5, 2012* In this slight memoir focused on his cardiac event, "Open Heart," Elie Wiesel opens his heart which opens his soul and in turn his mind to his readers and students. With touching transparency and vulnerability, Wiesel reveals himself and the deeper inner dialogue with his life. His carefully chosen words and personal reflections invoke the preacher of Ecclesiastes, the conscience of Job, and the passions of Jeremiah. Wiesel's loyal readers and students savor his existential quests in his first memoir,and his novels and plays but all the more we celebrate the rich, instructive, and edifying teaching in this manner of communicating what matters in life; a communication so accessible, so real, so tender, and so profoundly personal. His writings will continue to invite humanity into ever more purposeful striving for justice and peace, for unconditional inclusion and the radical containment of hate, but "Open Heart" has a fresh, new cadence, a fresh, new intimacy, and a deeply personal summons to choose life and blessing, gratitude and love. The wake up that came from Wiesel's cardiac event is told in such a way as to awaken us to a conscious embrace and awareness of the lives we live. Thank you and bless you, Elie Wiesel. Doug Huneke ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Touched once again. *by M***R on October 4, 2016* I heard Mr. Wiesel speak in the 1980s, at the time when I was an English teacher and my students were reading Night. His words touched me and most certainly helped me process the words he'd written to assist my students as they tried to understand the devastation of the Holocaust. When I heard that Mr. Wiesel had passed, I wanted to read one of his books to pay my respects. I chose Open Heart because of its 5 star ratings, and somewhat, because of the description on Amazon. I had no idea that it was about open heart surgery...that he'd undergone that experience and shared his experience, fears, thoughts, and emotions about it. Now that I've finished reading, I'm once again brought back to that auditorium in Ohio, mystically transformed once again. If you've never heard him speak, check out some YouTube videos. I found the similarities between my life experiences and his amazingly similar and felt as though I learned a life-changing lesson (or two). I suggest listening to his voice because when you read his words, you'll hear him speaking to you in his soft-spoken and comforting voice as I did. Words are special when put together in order to makes us think. I learned today that the words meant even more when spoken by the author, even though they were only heard by me. Listen to Mr. Wiesel's voice: read Open Heart: find your own inspiration. It is well-worth the time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Courage by any other name! *by A***R on November 16, 2017* This book is an easy read yet powerful. Courage at any age however this is not about giving up. All the challenges this fabulous human spirit has endured and yet he moves on. His purpose , his faith , his family are inspirational and I am grateful to have read this book . Thank you Mr. Elie Wiesel for improving the human condition. ## Frequently Bought Together - OPEN HEART - Night [Paperback] Wiesel, Elie and Wiesel, Marion - All Rivers Run to the Sea --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/37788592-open-heart-a-memoir](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/37788592-open-heart-a-memoir) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-07-05*