If This Is a Man
by Primo Levi
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarywarhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, heavy biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: very slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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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.
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- Primo Levi
- Published
- 1947
- Pages
- 206
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