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The Survivor
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Fifty new books at £1 each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry.
The Survivor presents a selection of poetry from the author of If This is a Man and The Periodic Table.
"Back, away from here, drowned people, go. I haven't stolen anyone's place."
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241339411
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 February 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 4.0mm
Width: 111.0mm
Height: 161.0mm
Weight: 44g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Primo Levi, born in Turin, Italy, in 1919, and trained as a chemist, was arrested during the Second World War as a member of the anti-Fascist resistance and deported to Auschwitz in 1944. His experience in the death camp and his subsequent travels through Eastern Europe were the subject of powerful memoirs, fiction and poetry. Levi died in Turin in April 1987.
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The Drowned and the Saved is a profound exploration of the harrowing experiences of Holocaust survivors through the eyes of Primo Levi, a survivor himself. Levi delves deeply into the moral and ethical complexities faced by those who endured the concentration camps during World War II. The book is divided into a series of essays that contemplate the psychological state...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
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In these haunting reflections, Primo Levi, a chemist by training, takes the elements of the periodic table as his inspiration. He ranges from young love to political savagery. Iron honours the mountain-climbing resistance hero who put iron in Levi's student soul, while Cerium recalls the improvised cigarette lighters which saved his life in Auschwitz.Paperback$1599Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
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