Moments of reprieve

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Label

Moments of reprieve

Statement of responsibility

Primo Levi ; translated from the Italian by Ruth Feldman

Creator

• Levi, Primo

Contributor

• Feldman, Ruth

Author

• Levi, Primo

Translator

• Feldman, Ruth

Subject

• Authors, Italian -- 20th century -- Biography
• Biography
• Levi, Primo -- Imprisonment
• Personal narratives -- Italian
• Prisoners of war -- Italy -- Biography
• Prisoners of war -- Poland -- Biography
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Italian
• Auschwitz (Concentration camp)

Genre

• Personal narratives
• Personal narratives, Italian
• Biography

Language

• eng
• ita
• eng

Summary

"In this collection of essays based on his time as a Jewish prisoner in the Nazi camps, Primo Levi creates a series of sketches of the people he met who retained their humanity even in the most inhumane circumstances. Having already written two memoirs of his survival at Auschwitz, Levi knew there was still more left untold. Collected in this book are stray vignettes of fifteen individuals Levi met during his imprisonment. Whether it was the young Romani man who smuggled a creased photo of his bride past the camp guards or the starving prisoner who still insisted on fasting on Yom Kippur, the memory of these individuals stayed with Levi for long after. They represent for him "bizarre, marginal moments of reprieve." Neither simple heroes nor victims, but people who never lost sight of their humanity in the face of unimaginable suffering. Written with the author's signature humility and intelligence, Moments of Reprieve shines with lyricism and insight. Nearly forty years after their publication, Levi's words remain as beautiful as they are necessary. Along with Elie Wiesel and Hannah Arendt, Primo Levi is remembered as one of the most powerful and perceptive writers on the Holocaust and the Jewish experience during World War II. This is an essential book both for students and literary readers. Reading Primo Levi is a lesson in the resiliency of the human spirit."--Publisher's website

Member of

• Lilít e altri racconti., Selections

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

YDX

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction