Primo Levi: The Tragedy of an Optimist
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879518065 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 608 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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This major biography delves deeply into the life and mind of the controversial writer, philosopher, and Holocaust witness, exploring the complex nature of a man who felt misunderstood, certain that future generations would inevitably forget and even deny the Holocaust.. Primo Levi is represented in this world almost entirely by his writings, and his public self--shy, intelligent, diffident--has long hidden the true Levi
Ian Muldoon said Very useful companion to Levi's works. Readers of Levi's works will find this bio complements the works. Entering Auschwitz in his early twenties - on the brink of life itself, love, work, education, friendship - young Primo through his works of literature, his school visits, his articles, his interviews, bore witness to the efficient workings of the German. Jana L.Perskie said "The aims of life are the best defense against death." Levi. Until Myriam Anissimov published this comprehensive biography of Primo Levi in 1998, the world knew him primarily through his own writings. He was born into an assimilated middle-class Jewish family in Turin, Italy, in 1919. His people were not observant Jews, and Levi, apparently, knew little about "Jewishness" until . A Customer said Spotty insights but helpful contexts. As many reviewers have noted, this English translation whittles down the original French two-volume work, so perhaps an English-language reader's perspective is likewise narrowed; perhaps the publisher and translator of the English version are also responsible for the admittedly scattershot coverage given by Anissimov
What kept him alive through the Holocaust was an intense yearning to tell the world exactly what had happened, and when the war was over he immediately began writing. His marriage is dealt with in just a few paragraphs and there's barely a mention of his children or any other significant relationships in his life. She also consulted archives and interviewed Levi's colleagues and friends. In 1987, the literary world was shocked when the Italian writer and chemist Primo Levi died after falling down the stairs in