Levi, Primo
Overview
| Works: | 1,111 works in 4,532 publications in 16 languages and 70,015 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biography Personal narratives Personal narratives‡vItalian Fiction Autobiographies Poetry Biographies Short stories History Oratorios |
| Subject Headings: | Holocaust survivors |
| Roles: | Author, Author of introduction, Interviewee, Translator, Bibliographic antecedent, Editor, Creator, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Other, Honoree, Collector, Contributor, Lyricist, led, Adapter, Artist, Composer |
| Classifications: | PQ4872.E8, 853.914 |
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Most widely held works about
Primo Levi
- The periodic table by Primo Levi( Book )
- The drowned and the saved by Primo Levi( Book )
- Primo Levi and the politics of survival by Frederic D Homer( )
- Survival in Auschwitz : the Nazi assault on humanity by Primo Levi( Book )
- Understanding Primo Levi by Nicholas Patruno( )
- Arduous tasks : Primo Levi, translation, and the transmission of Holocaust testimony by Lina N Insana( )
- Memory and mastery : Primo Levi as writer and witness( )
- Moments of reprieve by Primo Levi( Book )
- After the Holocaust : the Book of Job, Primo Levi, and the path to affliction by C. Fred Alford( )
- Primo Levi : the matter of a life by Berel Lang( )
- The double bond : Primo Levi, a biography by Carole Angier( Book )
- Primo Levi : Tragedy of an optimist by Myriam Anissimov( Book )
- Judging "privileged" Jews : Holocaust Ethics, Representation, and the "Grey Zone" by Adam Brown( )
- Other people's trades by Primo Levi( Book )
- The mirror maker : stories and essays by Primo Levi( Book )
- The reawakening (La tregua): a liberated prisoner's long march home through east Europe by Primo Levi( Book )
- Suffering witness : the quandary of responsibility after the irreparable by James Hatley( )
- Collected poems by Primo Levi( Book )
- Primo Levi and the identity of a survivor by Nancy A Harrowitz( )
- Primo levi : a life by Ian Thomson( Book )
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Primo Levi
If not now, when? by
Primo Levi(
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108 editions published between 1982 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 2,282 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the final days of World War II, a band of Jewish partisans makes its way from Russia to Italy, moving toward the ultimate goal of Palestine. Based on a true story, the novel chronicles their adventures as they wage a personal war of revenge against the Nazis: blowing up trains, rescuing the last victims of concentration camps, scoring victories in the face of unspeakable devastation. Primo Levi captures the landscape and the people of Eastern Europe in vivid detail, depicting as well the terrible bleakness of war-ridden Europe. But finally, what he gives us is a tribute to the strength and ingenuity of the human spirit
108 editions published between 1982 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 2,282 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the final days of World War II, a band of Jewish partisans makes its way from Russia to Italy, moving toward the ultimate goal of Palestine. Based on a true story, the novel chronicles their adventures as they wage a personal war of revenge against the Nazis: blowing up trains, rescuing the last victims of concentration camps, scoring victories in the face of unspeakable devastation. Primo Levi captures the landscape and the people of Eastern Europe in vivid detail, depicting as well the terrible bleakness of war-ridden Europe. But finally, what he gives us is a tribute to the strength and ingenuity of the human spirit
The monkey's wrench by
Primo Levi(
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111 editions published between 1978 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 1,690 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A construction worker named Liberlini Faussone and the writer-chemist narrator swap stories of their adventures
111 editions published between 1978 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 1,690 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A construction worker named Liberlini Faussone and the writer-chemist narrator swap stories of their adventures
If this is a man by
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305 editions published between 1947 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 1,324 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1943, Primo Levi, a 25-year-old chemist and "Italian citizen of Jewish race," was arrested by Italian fascists and deported from his native Turin to Auschwitz. Of the 650 Italian Jews in his shipment, Levi was one of only twenty who left the camps alive. The average life expectancy of a new entrant was three months. This is Levi's classic account of his ten months in the German death camp, a harrowing story of systematic cruelty and miraculous endurance. Remarkable for its simplicity, restraint, compassion, and even wit, Survival in Auschwitz remains a lasting testament to the indestructibility of the human spirit. -- Publisher description
305 editions published between 1947 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 1,324 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1943, Primo Levi, a 25-year-old chemist and "Italian citizen of Jewish race," was arrested by Italian fascists and deported from his native Turin to Auschwitz. Of the 650 Italian Jews in his shipment, Levi was one of only twenty who left the camps alive. The average life expectancy of a new entrant was three months. This is Levi's classic account of his ten months in the German death camp, a harrowing story of systematic cruelty and miraculous endurance. Remarkable for its simplicity, restraint, compassion, and even wit, Survival in Auschwitz remains a lasting testament to the indestructibility of the human spirit. -- Publisher description
The reawakening (La tregua): a liberated prisoner's long march home through east Europe by
Primo Levi(
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220 editions published between 1963 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 1,052 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of the author's odyssey on his way back to Italy after the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet army in January 1945. Recalls his experience of the liberation, life among the survivors of the concentration camps, and his journey through Poland, the Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, and Austria until he arrived in Italy in October
220 editions published between 1963 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 1,052 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of the author's odyssey on his way back to Italy after the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet army in January 1945. Recalls his experience of the liberation, life among the survivors of the concentration camps, and his journey through Poland, the Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, and Austria until he arrived in Italy in October
The periodic table by
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195 editions published between 1975 and 2017 in 14 languages and held by 1,012 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Periodic Table is largely a memoir of the years before and after Primo Levi's transportation from his native Italy to Auschwitz as an anti-Facist partisan and a Jew. It recounts, in clear, precise, unfailingly beautiful prose, the story of the Piedmontese Jewish community from which Levi came, of his years as a student and young chemist at the inception of the Second World War, and of his investigations into the nature of the material world. As such, it provides crucial links and backgrounds, both personal and intellectual, in the tremendous project of remembrance that is Levi's gift to posterity. But far from being a prologue to his experience of the Holocaust, Levi's masterpiece represents his most impassioned response to the events that engulfed him. The Periodic Table celebrates the pleasures of love and friendship and the search for meaning, and stands as a monument to those things in us that are capable of resisting and enduring in the face of tyranny. -- Provided by publisher
195 editions published between 1975 and 2017 in 14 languages and held by 1,012 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Periodic Table is largely a memoir of the years before and after Primo Levi's transportation from his native Italy to Auschwitz as an anti-Facist partisan and a Jew. It recounts, in clear, precise, unfailingly beautiful prose, the story of the Piedmontese Jewish community from which Levi came, of his years as a student and young chemist at the inception of the Second World War, and of his investigations into the nature of the material world. As such, it provides crucial links and backgrounds, both personal and intellectual, in the tremendous project of remembrance that is Levi's gift to posterity. But far from being a prologue to his experience of the Holocaust, Levi's masterpiece represents his most impassioned response to the events that engulfed him. The Periodic Table celebrates the pleasures of love and friendship and the search for meaning, and stands as a monument to those things in us that are capable of resisting and enduring in the face of tyranny. -- Provided by publisher
Auschwitz report by
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14 editions published between 2006 and 2015 in English and held by 878 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"While awaiting return home in a Russian-administered holding camp in Katowice, Poland, in 1945, Primo Levi, along with his friend, the doctor Leonardo De Benedetti, was asked to provide a report on living conditions in Auschwitz for the Russian authorities. Published the following year, it was then forgotten and has until now remained unknown to a wider public. Here, it is published for the first time in the English language." "Dating from the weeks and months immediately after the war, Auschwitz Report represents a return to the very earliest phase of Holocaust testimony. It details the authors' deportation to Auschwitz, selection for work and extermination, everyday life in the camp, and the organization and working of the gas chambers. It constitutes Levi's first attempts to come to terms with events that would drive him to create some of the greatest works of twentieth-century literature and testimony."--Jacket
14 editions published between 2006 and 2015 in English and held by 878 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"While awaiting return home in a Russian-administered holding camp in Katowice, Poland, in 1945, Primo Levi, along with his friend, the doctor Leonardo De Benedetti, was asked to provide a report on living conditions in Auschwitz for the Russian authorities. Published the following year, it was then forgotten and has until now remained unknown to a wider public. Here, it is published for the first time in the English language." "Dating from the weeks and months immediately after the war, Auschwitz Report represents a return to the very earliest phase of Holocaust testimony. It details the authors' deportation to Auschwitz, selection for work and extermination, everyday life in the camp, and the organization and working of the gas chambers. It constitutes Levi's first attempts to come to terms with events that would drive him to create some of the greatest works of twentieth-century literature and testimony."--Jacket
A tranquil star : unpublished stories by
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6 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 727 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Seventeen classic short works include pieces written between 1949 and 1986 and feature such protagonists as a captured partisan fighter, a middle-aged chemist, and a lustful older man
6 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 727 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Seventeen classic short works include pieces written between 1949 and 1986 and feature such protagonists as a captured partisan fighter, a middle-aged chemist, and a lustful older man
The drowned and the saved by
Primo Levi(
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134 editions published between 1986 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 575 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
I essay-form beskriver den jødiske, italiensk-fødte forfatter, humanist og kemiker (1919-1987) facetter af kz-helvedet set i en større filosofisk sammenhæng og bl.a. byggende på hans selvbiografier "Hvis dette er et menneske" og "Tøbruddet" om opholdet i og hjemrejsen fra koncentrationslejren Auschwitz
134 editions published between 1986 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 575 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
I essay-form beskriver den jødiske, italiensk-fødte forfatter, humanist og kemiker (1919-1987) facetter af kz-helvedet set i en større filosofisk sammenhæng og bl.a. byggende på hans selvbiografier "Hvis dette er et menneske" og "Tøbruddet" om opholdet i og hjemrejsen fra koncentrationslejren Auschwitz
The search for roots : a personal anthology by
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10 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 473 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a collection of works that were important to Primo Levi, in the order he read them, by such authors as Jonathan Swift, Joseph Conrad, Marco Polo, and Arthur C. Clarke
10 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 473 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a collection of works that were important to Primo Levi, in the order he read them, by such authors as Jonathan Swift, Joseph Conrad, Marco Polo, and Arthur C. Clarke
Survival in Auschwitz : the Nazi assault on humanity by
Primo Levi(
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35 editions published between 1958 and 2012 in English and German and held by 466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Literature Online includes the KnowledgeNotes student guides, a unique collection of critical introductions to major literary works. These high-quality, peer-reviewed academic resources are tailored to the needs of literature students and serve as a complement to the guidance provided by lecturers and seminar teachers
35 editions published between 1958 and 2012 in English and German and held by 466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Literature Online includes the KnowledgeNotes student guides, a unique collection of critical introductions to major literary works. These high-quality, peer-reviewed academic resources are tailored to the needs of literature students and serve as a complement to the guidance provided by lecturers and seminar teachers
Moments of reprieve by
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72 editions published between 1979 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 447 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Autobiografische verhalen over de verschrikkingen van de Duitse concentratiekampen tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog
72 editions published between 1979 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 447 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Autobiografische verhalen over de verschrikkingen van de Duitse concentratiekampen tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog
The gospel according to the other Mary by
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4 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 403 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 403 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Opere by
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30 editions published between 1987 and 1997 in Italian and English and held by 359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
30 editions published between 1987 and 1997 in Italian and English and held by 359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ad ora incerta ; Four Primo Levi settings by
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3 editions published in 1999 in Italian and held by 310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded at BBC Studio 1, Maida Vale, London, Dec. 15-16, 1997 (1st work) and at Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London, Apr. 20, 1998 (2nd work)
3 editions published in 1999 in Italian and held by 310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded at BBC Studio 1, Maida Vale, London, Dec. 15-16, 1997 (1st work) and at Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London, Apr. 20, 1998 (2nd work)
Si c'est un homme by
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56 editions published between 1987 and 2018 in French and Undetermined and held by 295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Souvenirs de captivité d'un romancier, Juif italien anti-fasciste. Un des premiers témoignages sur les camps d'extermination nazis. Appendice pour une édition scolaire, écrit en 1976. Trois inédits dont la préface (1985) aux mémoires de Rudolf Höss et une entrevue accordée à Philip Roth, p. 279-295. [SDM]
56 editions published between 1987 and 2018 in French and Undetermined and held by 295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Souvenirs de captivité d'un romancier, Juif italien anti-fasciste. Un des premiers témoignages sur les camps d'extermination nazis. Appendice pour une édition scolaire, écrit en 1976. Trois inédits dont la préface (1985) aux mémoires de Rudolf Höss et une entrevue accordée à Philip Roth, p. 279-295. [SDM]
Storie naturali by
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42 editions published between 1961 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
42 editions published between 1961 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Auschwitz testimonies, 1945-1986 by
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10 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in English and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1945, soon after liberation, Soviet authorities in control of the Kattowitz (Katowice) camp in Poland asked Primo Levi and his fellow captive Leonardo De Benedetti to compile a detailed report on the sanitary conditions in Auschwitz. The result was an extraordinary testimony and one of the first accounts of the extermination camps ever written. The Report on the Monowitz Camp, published in a medical journal in 1946, marked the beginnings of Levi's lifelong work as writer, analyst and witness. In the subsequent four decades, Levi never ceased to recount his experiences in Auschwitz in a wide variety of texts, many of which are assembled together here for the first time, alongside other testimony from De Benedetti. From early research into the fate of their companions to the deposition written for Eichmann's trial, from the 'letter to the daughter of a fascist who wants to know the truth' to newspaper and magazine articles, Auschwitz Testimonies is a rich mosaic of memories and critical reflections of great historic and human value. Underpinned by his characteristically clear language, rigorous method and deep psychological insight, this collection of testimonies, reports and analyses reaffirms Primo Levi's position as one of the most important chroniclers of the Holocaust. It will find a wide readership, both among the many readers of Levi's work and among all those who wish to understand one of the greatest human tragedies of all time
10 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in English and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1945, soon after liberation, Soviet authorities in control of the Kattowitz (Katowice) camp in Poland asked Primo Levi and his fellow captive Leonardo De Benedetti to compile a detailed report on the sanitary conditions in Auschwitz. The result was an extraordinary testimony and one of the first accounts of the extermination camps ever written. The Report on the Monowitz Camp, published in a medical journal in 1946, marked the beginnings of Levi's lifelong work as writer, analyst and witness. In the subsequent four decades, Levi never ceased to recount his experiences in Auschwitz in a wide variety of texts, many of which are assembled together here for the first time, alongside other testimony from De Benedetti. From early research into the fate of their companions to the deposition written for Eichmann's trial, from the 'letter to the daughter of a fascist who wants to know the truth' to newspaper and magazine articles, Auschwitz Testimonies is a rich mosaic of memories and critical reflections of great historic and human value. Underpinned by his characteristically clear language, rigorous method and deep psychological insight, this collection of testimonies, reports and analyses reaffirms Primo Levi's position as one of the most important chroniclers of the Holocaust. It will find a wide readership, both among the many readers of Levi's work and among all those who wish to understand one of the greatest human tragedies of all time
Vizio di forma by
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33 editions published between 1971 and 1989 in 4 languages and held by 269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
33 editions published between 1971 and 1989 in 4 languages and held by 269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La Ricerca delle radici : antologia personale by
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20 editions published between 1981 and 2013 in Italian and English and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1981 and 2013 in Italian and English and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Other people's trades by
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44 editions published between 1985 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of essays that attempt to simplify the complexities of human life. At the same time we learn about the author and particularly the subjects which were so fascinating to him. All the essays in the book merge to become an almost autobiographical account of his post-war years
44 editions published between 1985 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of essays that attempt to simplify the complexities of human life. At the same time we learn about the author and particularly the subjects which were so fascinating to him. All the essays in the book merge to become an almost autobiographical account of his post-war years
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Related Identities
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
- Rosenthal, Raymond 1915-1995 Other Translator
- Mazal Holocaust Collection
- Belpoliti, Marco 1954- Editor Adapter Author of introduction Publishing director Author of screenplay Author Scenarist
- Gordon, Robert S. C. (Robert Samuel Clive) 1966- Author Editor Translator
- Homer, Frederic D. Author
- Patruno, Nicholas Author Editor
- Woolf, S. J. (Stuart Joseph) Translator
- Insana, Lina N. 1970- Author
- De Benedetti, Leonardo Other
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Anthologies Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Authors, Italian Autobiography Bible.--Job Borowski, Tadeusz, Chemists Concentration camps Construction workers Ethics Europe Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in literature Holocaust survivors Holocaust survivors in literature Holocaust survivors--Psychology Humorous stories, Italian Imprisonment Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Italian fiction Italian literature Italy Jewish authors Jewish fiction Jews Jews--Identity Levi, Primo Lévinas, Emmanuel Manners and customs Mary Magdalene,--Saint Monowitz (Concentration camp) Oratorios Oratorios--Librettos Passion music Periodic law Philosophy Poland Poland--Oświęcim Political and social views Politics and culture Prisoners of war Sanitation Short stories, Italian Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra Suffering--Biblical teaching Suffering--Religious aspects--Judaism Travel Underground movements, War World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Levi P. 1919-1987
Levi, Primo
Levi, Primo, 1919-1987.
Levi Primo Michele
Levi, Primo Michele 1919-1987
Malabaila D. 1919-1987
Malabaila Damiano
Malabaila, Damiano, 1919-
Malabaila Damiano 1919-1987
Primo Levi chimiste italien
Primo Levi Italiaans schrijver
Primo Levi italialainen kemisti ja kirjailija
Primo Levi Italian chemist, memoirist, short story writer, novelist, essayist
Primo Levi italienischer Schriftsteller und Chemiker
Primo Levi italiensk kemiker, poet, politiker og skribent
Primo Levi italiensk kemist, poet, politiker och författare
Primo Levi italiensk kjemikar, poet, politikar og skribent
Primo Levi italiensk kjemiker, poet, politiker og skribent
Primo Levi italský chemik a spisovatel
Primo Levi pisarz włoski pochodzenia żydowskiego
Primo Levi químico, memorialista, escritor de contos, romancista e ensaísta italiano
Primo Levi scrittore, partigiano e chimico italiano
Primus Levi
Πρίμο Λέβι
Леви П.
Леви П. 1919-1987
Леви Примо
Леви, Примо, 1919-1987
Малабайла Д. 1919-1987
Примо Леви итальянский химик и писатель
Прыма Леві
Прімо Леві
Պրիմո Լևի
לוי, פרימו
לעווי, פרימו, 1919-1987
פרימו לוי סופר איטלקי
بريمو ليفي
بريمو ليفي، 1919-1987
پریمو لوی
پریمو لوی شیمیدان، شاعر، سیاستمدار، و نویسنده ایتالیایی
প্রিমো লেভি
പ്രിമോ ലെവി
პრიმო ლევი იტალიელი ქიმიკოსი და მწერალი
레비, 프리모 1919-1987
프리모 레비
プリーモ・レーヴィ
レーヴィ, プリーモ
普里莫·莱维
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