Primo Levi: A Life

by Ian Thomson

Book Overview

Primo Levi wrote books that have been called "the essential works of humankind," including Survival in Auschwitz and The Periodic Table. Yet he lived an unremarkable existence, remaining to his death... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805073434
• ISBN13: 9780805073430
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Metropolitan Books
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.3" x 9.7"

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A really wonderful biography on a complex man. Kudos to the author. I'm impressed.

An exquisitely detailed look at a fascinating man

A highly enjoyable book. Thomson paints an extremely detailed picture but does not attempt to create a mythic figure out of Levi. He is presented in 3 dimensions with all his strengths and weaknesses. Extremely rich look at the assimilated Jewish community of Turin suddenly being cast as the enemy of the Fascist state. Highly recommended.