Primo Levi
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born
July 31, 1919
died
April 11, 1987
gender
male
place of birth
Turin, Italy
genre
History, Nonfiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
about this author
Primo Michele Levi was a Jewish Italian chemist, Holocaust survivor and author of memoirs, short stories, poems, and novels.
He is best known for his work on the Holocaust, and in particular his account of the year he spent as a prisoner in Auschwitz, the infamous death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. If This Is a Man (published in the United States as Survival in Auschwitz) has been described as one of the most important works of the twentieth century.
-Wikipedia
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Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi avg rating 4.28 — 1,672 ratings — published 1947 33 editions |
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The Periodic Table by Primo Levi avg rating 4.21 — 664 ratings — published 1975 24 editions |
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If This Is a Man / The Truce by Primo Levi avg rating 4.49 — 523 ratings — published 1979 9 editions |
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The Drowned and the Saved (Abacus Books) by Primo Levi avg rating 4.28 — 333 ratings — published 1986 16 editions |
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If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi avg rating 4.18 — 194 ratings — published 1982 20 editions |
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The Reawakening by Primo Levi avg rating 4.31 — 161 ratings — published 1963 16 editions |
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The Monkey's Wrench by Primo Levi avg rating 3.82 — 102 ratings — published 1978 17 editions |
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Moments of Reprieve by Primo Levi avg rating 4.37 — 67 ratings — published 1978 14 editions |
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A Tranquil Star: Unpublished Stories of Primo Levi by Primo Levi avg rating 3.61 — 51 ratings — published 2007 5 editions |
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Collected Poems: New Edition by Primo Levi avg rating 4.15 — 33 ratings — published 1988 4 editions |
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"Monsters exist, but they are too few in numbers to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are…the functionaries ready to believe and act without asking questions."
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"...the sea's only gifts are harsh blows and, occasionally, the chance to feel strong. Now, I don't know much about the sea, but I do know that that's the way it is here. And I also know how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once, to find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions, facing blind, deaf stone alone, with nothing to help you but your own hands and your own head...
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