Understanding Primo Levi

Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature

by Nicholas Patruno

Levi, an Italian Jew who completed university training as the Nazis came to power, survived the atrocities of concentration camps and wrote extensively of his experiences. Patruno (Italian, Bryn Mawr College) analyzes Levi's novels, short stories, and essays to reveal a writer who never came to term

170 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995