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Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi

Survival in Auschwitz

Primo Levi

Simon & Schuster · Print & ebook · September 1, 1995

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Who it’s for
A harrowing memoir told with simplicity, compassion, and an unexpected measure of wit.
Themes
Systematic cruelty, Endurance under persecution
Genres
Holocaust History, Jewish Lives, World War II History

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About this book

The true and harrowing account of Primo Levi’s experience at the German concentration camp of Auschwitz and his miraculous survival; hailed by The Times Literary Supplement as a “true work of art, this edition includes an exclusive conversation between the author and Philip Roth. In 1943, Primo Levi, a twenty-five-year-old chemist and “Italian citizen of Jewish race,” was arrested by Italian fascists and deported from his native Turin to Auschwitz.

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Survival in Auschwitz is Levi’s classic account of his ten months in the German death camp, a harrowing story of systematic cruelty and miraculous endurance. Remarkable for its simplicity, restraint, compassion, and even wit, Survival in Auschwitz remains a lasting testament to the indestructibility of the human spirit. Included in this new edition is an illuminating conversation between Philip Roth and Primo Levi never before published in book form.

Witness and Restraint

A harrowing memoir told with simplicity, compassion, and an unexpected measure of wit.

Come here for

  • A clear-eyed account of endurance amid systematic cruelty
  • A lasting work of testimony, spare rather than showy

Expect

  • Ten months in Auschwitz, recounted by Primo Levi
  • An edition that includes a conversation between Levi and Philip Roth

Where it sits

Holocaust History65%
World War II History54%
Jewish Lives43%

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Publisher categories

  • Jewish Lives
  • Holocaust History
  • Jewish History
Authors
Primo Levi
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Published
September 1, 1995
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Systematic cruelty · Endurance under persecution
Reading lane
Jewish Lives