Moments of reprieve
Primo Levi
These are Levi's memories of friends, of people he had traveled with, even of adversaries - begging him to help them survive.
Read Time: ~2.6 hr
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by Primo Levi (1961)
About this book
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.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreSe questo è un uomo Lead Character
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