Abstract
This chapter discusses Primo Levi, a Jewish-Italian chemist and writer. He is best known for 'If This Is a Man', his account of the year he spent as a prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Evoking Genocide: Scholars and Activists Describe the Works That Shaped Their Lives |
Place of Publication | Toronto, Canada |
Pages | 114-117 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 18 Sept 2009 |
Keywords
- Primo Levi
- genocide
- concentration camps
- genocide studies
- Auschwitz