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Se questo è un uomo
Primo Levi
Memoir / History
Se questo è un uomo
by Primo Levi
—· 206 p· 1947
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canondarkreflectivehauntingtensephilosophical
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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. - Ba…
Pages
206
J.M. Meulenhoff
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
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Emotional depth
10
Historical Authenticity
10
Moral Witnessing
10
Narration
9
Worldbuilding
8
Prose
8
Pacing
7
Plot twists
3
My journey
My experience
private
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Se questo è un uomo
Primo Levi
Memoir / History
Se questo è un uomo
by Primo Levi
— · —· 206 pages· 1947
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canondarkreflectivehauntingtensephilosophical
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. - Ba…