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Survival in Auschwitz

the Nazi assault on humanity

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An edition of Se questo è un uomo (1947)

Survival in Auschwitz

the Nazi assault on humanity

1st Touchstone ed.

by

  • ★★★★ 4.3 (22 ratings)
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  • 34 Currently reading
  • 41 Have read

In 1943, Primo Levi, a 25-year-old chemist and "Italian citizen of Jewish race," was arrested by Italian fascists and deported from his native Turin to Auschwitz. This 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.--From publisher description.

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Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Pages
187

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Subjects

Auschwitz (Concentration camp), World War, 1939-1945, Italian Personal narratives, German Prisoners and prisons, Concentration camps, Biography, Personal narratives, Italian, Prisoners and prisons, German, Prisoners of war, Personal narratives, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Oświȩcim (Concentration camp), Italian Authors, Jewish Personal narratives, Imprisonment, Holocaust survivors, German Prisons and prisoners, Concentratiekampen, Levi, primo, 1919-1987, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, italian, Holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), personal narratives, Internment camp inmates, Nazi concentration camp inmates, Levi, primo, World war, 1939-1945--personal narratives, italian, Holocaust, jewish (1939-1945)--italy--personal narratives, World war, 1939-1945--prisoners and prisons, german, Prisoners of war--italy--biography, Prisoners of war--poland--biography, Biographies and autobiographies, Historical, Concentration camp inmates, World war, 1939-1945, prisoners and prisons, german, Authors, biography, Korean language materials, Konzentrationslager Auschwitz, Italian Prisoners and prisons, Holocaust, Camps de concentration, Biographies, Écrivains italiens, Auschwitz (Pologne : Camp de concentration), Document, Camp d'extermination, Emprisonnement, 1945, Shoah, Atrocités, Guerre mondiale (1939-1945), Camp de concentration, 1944-1945, Récits personnels, Prisoners and prisons, Rhaeto-Romance/Romansh literature, Texts translated into Rhaeto-Romance/Romansh

People

Primo Levi, Primo Levi (1919-1987), Primo Levi (1853-1917)

Places

Oświęcim, Poland, Auschwitz (Poland : Concentration camp), Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration camp), Italy, Auschwitz (Concentration camp), Oświȩcim, Oświęcim (Poland), Auschwitz

Times

20th century

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Cover of: Se questo è un uomo
Se questo è un uomo
2014, Einaudi
in Italian - Prima edizione Saggi
Cover of: Ist das ein Mensch ?
Ist das ein Mensch ?
2010, DTV Deutscher Taschenbuch
paperback in German
Cover of: Si esto es un hombre
Si esto es un hombre
2006, El Aleph
Tapa blanda in Spanish - 1.ª edición
Cover of: If this is a Man
If this is a Man
2000, The Folio Society
in English - Folio Society Edition
Cover of: If this is a man
If this is a man
2000, Folio Society
in English
Cover of: Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz: the Nazi assault on humanity
1996, Simon & Schuster
in English - 1st Touchstone ed.
Cover of: Si c'est un homme
Si c'est un homme
January 1, 1988, Presses Pocket, Pocket
Mass Market Paperback in French
Cover of: Se questo è un uomo
Se questo è un uomo
1971, Einaudi
in Italian - 1. ed. Nuovi Coralli.
Cover of: Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz
1961, Collier
Paperback in English
Cover of: If This Is A Man
If This Is A Man
1959, The Orion Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Translation of: Se questo è un uomo.

Originally published in English as: If this is a man.

Published in
New York
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Library of Congress
D805.P7 L4413 1996, D805.P7L4413

The Physical Object

Pagination
187 p. ;
Number of pages
187

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL15497869M
ISBN 10
0684826801
OCLC/WorldCat
34542934
LibraryThing
2909030
Goodreads
6174

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL860066W
Wikidata
Q836036

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Work Description

This book describes Primo Levi's experiences in the concentration camp at Auschwitz during the Second World War. Levi, then a 25-year-old chemist, spent 10 months in Auschwitz before the camp was liberated by the Red Army. Of the 650 Italian Jews in his shipment, Levi was one of only twenty who left the camp alive. The average life expectancy of a new entry was three months. This truly amazing story offers a revealing glimpse into the realities of the Holocaust and its effects on our world. - Back cover.

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