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Biographical note
Primo Levi was born in Turin in 1919 and trained as chemist. Arrested a member of the anti-fascist resistance during the war, he was deported to Auschwitz. His experiences there are described in his two classic autobiographical works, If This is A Man and The Truce.
One of the century's truly necessary books
- Philip Roth,
One of the greatest human testaments of the era
Scotsman
The death of Primo Levi robs Italy of one of its finest writers . . . One of the few survivors of the Holocaust to speak of his experiences with a gentle voice
Guardian
The death of Primo Levi robs Italy of one of its finest writers...One of the few survivors of the Holocaust to speak of his experiences with a gentle voice
GUARDIAN
A life-changing book.
Daily Express
THE TRUCE:
'One of the century's truly necessary books.’
Philip Roth
'One of the greatest human testaments of the era.’
One of the century's truly necessary books
- Philip Roth,
One of the greatest human testaments of the era
Scotsman
The death of Primo Levi robs Italy of one of its finest writers . . . One of the few survivors of the Holocaust to speak of his experiences with a gentle voice
Guardian
The death of Primo Levi robs Italy of one of its finest writers...One of the few survivors of the Holocaust to speak of his experiences with a gentle voice
GUARDIAN
A life-changing book.
Daily Express
THE TRUCE:
'One of the century's truly necessary books.’
Philip Roth
'One of the greatest human testaments of the era.’