Levi, Primo
Overview
| Works: | 1,183 works in 4,881 publications in 17 languages and 73,029 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biographies Personal narratives‡vItalian Personal narratives Autobiographies Fiction Short stories Poetry History Oratorios Drama |
| Subject Headings: | Holocaust survivors |
| Roles: | Author, Author of introduction, Contributor, Translator, Interviewee, Bibliographic antecedent, Editor, Creator, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Other, Honoree, Collector, Artist, htt, Adapter, wpr, led, 070, Lyricist, Composer |
| Classifications: | PQ4872.E8, 853.914 |
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Most widely held works about
Primo Levi
- The drowned and the saved by Primo Levi( Book )
- The periodic table by Primo Levi( Book )
- Survival in Auschwitz : the Nazi assault on humanity by Primo Levi( Book )
- Primo Levi and the politics of survival by Frederic D Homer( )
- 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( )
- After the Holocaust : the Book of Job, Primo Levi, and the path to affliction by C. Fred Alford( )
- Moments of reprieve by Primo Levi( Book )
- Primo Levi : the matter of a life by Berel Lang( )
- Judging "privileged" Jews : Holocaust Ethics, Representation, and the "Grey Zone" by Adam Brown( )
- The double bond : Primo Levi, a biography by Carole Angier( Book )
- Primo Levi : Tragedy of an optimist by Myriam Anissimov( Book )
- Other people's trades by Primo Levi( Book )
- The mirror maker : stories and essays by Primo Levi( Book )
- Suffering witness : the quandary of responsibility after the irreparable by James Hatley( )
- The reawakening (La tregua): a liberated prisoner's long march home through east Europe by Primo Levi( Book )
- If this is a man ; and, the truce by Primo Levi( Book )
- Collected poems by Primo Levi( Book )
- 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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137 editions published between 1982 and 2020 in 9 languages and held by 2,406 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
137 editions published between 1982 and 2020 in 9 languages and held by 2,406 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
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126 editions published between 1978 and 2019 in 7 languages and held by 1,845 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A construction worker named Liberlini Faussone and the writer-chemist narrator swap stories of their adventures
126 editions published between 1978 and 2019 in 7 languages and held by 1,845 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
Primo Levi(
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319 editions published between 1947 and 2020 in 6 languages and held by 1,372 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
319 editions published between 1947 and 2020 in 6 languages and held by 1,372 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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236 editions published between 1963 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 1,144 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
236 editions published between 1963 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 1,144 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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202 editions published between 1975 and 2017 in 15 languages and held by 937 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Den italiensk-Jødiske kemikers og forfatters (1919-1987) skitser er samtidig hver for sig tilegnet et grundstof, der bruges som udgangspunkt for at forstå den store verden og hans egen lille sfære
202 editions published between 1975 and 2017 in 15 languages and held by 937 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Den italiensk-Jødiske kemikers og forfatters (1919-1987) skitser er samtidig hver for sig tilegnet et grundstof, der bruges som udgangspunkt for at forstå den store verden og hans egen lille sfære
Auschwitz report by
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16 editions published between 2006 and 2015 in English and held by 910 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
16 editions published between 2006 and 2015 in English and held by 910 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 719 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 719 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
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143 editions published between 1986 and 2020 in 9 languages and held by 586 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Shortly after completing THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED, Primo Levi committed suicide. The matter of his death was sudden, violent and unpremiditated, and there were some who argue that he killed himself because he was tormented by guilt - guilt that he had survived the horrors of Auschwitz while others, better than he, had gone to the wall. THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED is Levi's impassioned attempt to understand the 'rationale' behind the concentration camps, was completed shortly before his tragic death in 1987. THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED dispels the myth that Primo Levi forgave the Germans for what they did to his people. He didn't and couldn't forgive. He refused, however, to indulge in what he called 'the bestial vice of hatred' which is an entirely different matter. The voice that sounds in his writing is that of a reasonable man ... it warns and reminds us that the unimaginable can happen again. A would-be tyrant is waiting in the wings, with 'beautiful words' on his lips. The book is constantly impressing on us the need to learn from the past, to make sense of the senseless' PAUL BAILEY
143 editions published between 1986 and 2020 in 9 languages and held by 586 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Shortly after completing THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED, Primo Levi committed suicide. The matter of his death was sudden, violent and unpremiditated, and there were some who argue that he killed himself because he was tormented by guilt - guilt that he had survived the horrors of Auschwitz while others, better than he, had gone to the wall. THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED is Levi's impassioned attempt to understand the 'rationale' behind the concentration camps, was completed shortly before his tragic death in 1987. THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED dispels the myth that Primo Levi forgave the Germans for what they did to his people. He didn't and couldn't forgive. He refused, however, to indulge in what he called 'the bestial vice of hatred' which is an entirely different matter. The voice that sounds in his writing is that of a reasonable man ... it warns and reminds us that the unimaginable can happen again. A would-be tyrant is waiting in the wings, with 'beautiful words' on his lips. The book is constantly impressing on us the need to learn from the past, to make sense of the senseless' PAUL BAILEY
The sixth day and other tales by
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11 editions published between 1966 and 1994 in English and held by 565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1966 and 1994 in English and held by 565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Survival in Auschwitz : the Nazi assault on humanity by
Primo Levi(
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41 editions published between 1958 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 483 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
41 editions published between 1958 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 483 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
The search for roots : a personal anthology by
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10 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 466 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 466 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
Moments of reprieve by
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74 editions published between 1979 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 452 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Autobiografische verhalen over de verschrikkingen van de Duitse concentratiekampen tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog
74 editions published between 1979 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 452 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 425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Opere by
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32 editions published between 1987 and 1997 in Italian and English and held by 371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
32 editions published between 1987 and 1997 in Italian and English and held by 371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ad ora incerta ; Four Primo Levi settings by
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4 editions published in 1999 in Italian and held by 334 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)
4 editions published in 1999 in Italian and held by 334 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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60 editions published between 1987 and 2020 in French and Undetermined and held by 321 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]
60 editions published between 1987 and 2020 in French and Undetermined and held by 321 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]
Auschwitz testimonies, 1945-1986 by
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12 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in English and held by 299 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
12 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in English and held by 299 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
Storie naturali by
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43 editions published between 1961 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 270 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
43 editions published between 1961 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 270 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vizio di forma by
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34 editions published between 1971 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
El autor escribe estos cuentos de corte cientf̕ico-fants̀tico durante la Guerra Fra̕, en un momento en que el clima de incertidumbre y la visin̤ apocalp̕tica del futuro condicionan cualquier reflexin̤ sobre los usos y abusos de la tecnologa̕. Levi aborda temasque rayan la ciencia ficcin̤, como la existencia de un hombre sintťico, creado artificialmente, o un informe sobre el planeta Tierra por parte de alieng̕enas. Alguno de esos cuentos recuerda a Las Cosmicm̤icas de Calvino. Los temas de estos cuentos son varios y variopintos: algunos tratan de la huella que el hombre deja en el mundo por la va̕ de la industrializacin̤ y el desarrollo tecnolg̤ico. Tambiň aborda la alienacin̤ del individuo y el impacto sobre la naturaleza. Otros cuentos analizan los comportamientos de masa, que a veces conllevan a la imposicin̤ y la aceptacin̤ pasiva de unas leyes que reducen la libertad del individuo
34 editions published between 1971 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
El autor escribe estos cuentos de corte cientf̕ico-fants̀tico durante la Guerra Fra̕, en un momento en que el clima de incertidumbre y la visin̤ apocalp̕tica del futuro condicionan cualquier reflexin̤ sobre los usos y abusos de la tecnologa̕. Levi aborda temasque rayan la ciencia ficcin̤, como la existencia de un hombre sintťico, creado artificialmente, o un informe sobre el planeta Tierra por parte de alieng̕enas. Alguno de esos cuentos recuerda a Las Cosmicm̤icas de Calvino. Los temas de estos cuentos son varios y variopintos: algunos tratan de la huella que el hombre deja en el mundo por la va̕ de la industrializacin̤ y el desarrollo tecnolg̤ico. Tambiň aborda la alienacin̤ del individuo y el impacto sobre la naturaleza. Otros cuentos analizan los comportamientos de masa, que a veces conllevan a la imposicin̤ y la aceptacin̤ pasiva de unas leyes que reducen la libertad del individuo
La Ricerca delle radici : antologia personale by
Primo Levi(
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21 editions published between 1981 and 2013 in Italian and English and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
21 editions published between 1981 and 2013 in Italian and English and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
- Rosenthal, Raymond 1915-1995 Other Translator
- Mazal Holocaust Collection
- Woolf, S. J. (Stuart Joseph) Translator
- Belpoliti, Marco 1954- Editor Adapter Author of introduction Publishing director Author of screenplay Author Scenarist Publisher
- Gordon, Robert S. C. (Robert Samuel Clive) 1966- Author Editor Translator
- Homer, Frederic D. Author
- Patruno, Nicholas Author Editor
- Insana, Lina N. 1970- Author
- De Benedetti, Leonardo
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Alternative Names
Levi P. 1919-1987
Levi, Primo
Levi, Primo, 1919-1987
Levi Primo Michele
Levi, Primo Michele 1919-1987
Līfī, Birīmū 1919-1987
Līfī, Brīmū 1919-1987
Malabaila D. 1919-1987
Malabaila Damiano
Malabaila, Damiano, 1919-
Malabaila Damiano 1919-1987
Primo Levi écrivain et chimiste italien
Primo Levi escritor italiano de origen judío sefardí
Primo Levi Italiaans schrijver
Primo Levi italialainen kemisti ja kirjailija
Primo Levi Italian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor, and writer (1919–1987)
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
לוי, פרימו, 1919-1987
לעווי, פרימו, 1919-1987
פרימו לוי סופר יהודי איטלקי
بريمو ليفى
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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