The Drowned And The Saved by Primo Levi - ISBN: 9780349138640
Paperback
Auschwitz survivor’s final, haunting words explore guilt, memory, and humanity.

The Drowned And The Saved

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    20 August 2013

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Summary

Shortly after completing THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED, Primo Levi committed suicide. The manner of his death was sudden, violent and unpremeditated, and there are some who argue that he killed himself because he was tormented by guilt - guilt that he had survived the horrors of Auschwitz while others, better than he, had gone to the wall.

THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED dispels the myth that Primo Levi forgave the Germans for what they did to his people. He didn’t, and couldn’t forgive. He ref…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349138640
ISBN-10:0349138648
Author:Primo Levi
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:20 August 2013
Weight:209g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 20mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

One of the most devastating masterworks of our era

Levi writes of unspeakable things with charity, clarity and objectivity - Sunday Times

Not a word he writes should be missed - Independent

One of the most devastating masterworks of our era - Observer

About The Author

Primo Levi

Primo Levi was born in Turin in 1919 and trained as a chemist. Arrested as a member of the anti-fascist resistance during the war, he was deported to Auschwitz. His experiences there are described in his two classic autobiographical works, IF THIS IS A MAN and THE TRUCE.

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