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Early life. Levi was born in 1919 in Turin, Italy, at Corso Re Umberto 75, into a liberal Jewish family. [6] His father, Cesare, worked for the manufacturing firm Ganz and spent much of his time working abroad in Hungary, where Ganz was based. Cesare was an avid reader and autodidact.
Mar 11, 2019 · Few quotes embody the spirit of their author like this one, from Primo Levi’s autobiography, The Periodic Table. Levi was a chemist, something that is evident not only in the subject, but in...
Jun 11, 2024 · Primo Levi (born July 31, 1919, Turin, Italy—died April 11, 1987, Turin) was an Italian-Jewish writer and chemist, noted for his restrained and moving autobiographical account of and reflections on survival in the Nazi concentration camps.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Italian-Jewish chemist Primo Levi survived a year at Auschwitz against all odds. Read about his courageous journey and subsequent literary achievements at Biography.com
Apr 29, 2017 · Primo Levi's 1947 book is one of the earliest eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust, describing the camp life and the fate of the drowned and the saved. He challenges the reader to consider if this is a man, and to bear witness to the inhuman in the human.
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Sep 21, 2015 · The publication of “The Complete Works of Primo Levi” (Liveright), in three volumes, represents a monumental and noble endeavor on the part of its publisher, its general editor, Ann Goldstein...
Nov 7, 2020 · Learn about the life and works of Primo Levi, an Italian Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor. Discover how he survived Auschwitz, wrote acclaimed books, and became a symbol of resistance and remembrance.
