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If This is a Man (Also published as Survival in Auschwitz)
If This is a Man - Also published as Survival in Auschwitz
Author: Primo Levi
You who live safe — In your warm houses, — You who find, returning in the evening, — Hot food and friendly faces: — Consider if this is a man — Who works in the mud — Who does not know peace — Who fights for a scrap of bread — Who dies because of a yes or a no. — Consider if this is a woman, — Without hair and without name — With no more strength to re...  more »

If This is a Man, published in the United States under the title Survival in Auschwitz, is Primo Levi's account of his experiences during WW2. Levi was captured by the Fascist Militia in 1943 and was taken to an internment camp. In February 1944, he was deported to Auschwitz, where he stayed for eleven months.

Levi combines chilling descriptions with observations about what it means to be human, what people will do to survive under extreme circumstances, the importance of food, of warmth, of things we take for granted.

--Nymeth
ISBN-13: 9780370003832
ISBN-10: 0370003837
Pages: 216
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Publisher: Random House UK Ltd (A Division of Random House Group)
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 5
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