If This Is a Man by Primo Levi
The Truce
This book is a deeply moving and insightful memoir of a survivor of Auschwitz, a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. The author, an Italian Jew, provides a detailed account of his life in the camp, the brutal conditions, the dehumanization, and the struggle for survival. The narrative is a profound exploration of the human spirit, resilience, and the will to live, despite unimaginable horror and suffering. It also raises profound questions about humanity, morality, and the capacity for evil.
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- Published
- 1947
- Nationality
- Italian
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 100-200
- Original Language
- Italian
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- Alternate Titles
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- If This Is A Man; Us
- Se Isto é Um Homem
- Se Questo è Un Uomo
- Se questo è un uomo
- Si C'est Un Homme
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- 17th on The 100 Best Books from 1900 to the Present (Yedioth Ahronoth)
- 30th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 45th on The Books That Built The French (TNS-Sofres/SNCF–Lire)
- 57th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century (Le Monde)
- 138th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 311th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Books to Love (Sunday Times)
- 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library (The Telegraph)
- 25 Memoirs to Read Before You Die (Powell's Books)
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- A Century of World Literature 1925 - 2025 (Der Spiegel)
- Arts: The Critics' Century 1900-2000 (The Observer (Newspaper))
- Books of the Decade (1980s) (The Independent)
- Books That Changed the World: The 50 Most Influential Books in Human History (Book)
- Daily Telegraph's 100 Books of the Century, 1900-1999 (Daily Telegraph)
- Finding Comfort in the Classics (NY Times)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- List of the 100 best Italian books of the last 200 years (IL RIFUGIO DELL'IRCOCERVO)
- One Hundred Italian Novels (1901-1995) (Cento Romanzi Italiani)
- The 100 Best Novels Of All Time (Runners-Up) (The Guardian)
- The 25 Favorite Books of 100 Francophone Writers (Telerama)
- The Guardian's Essential Library (The Guardian)
- The Hundred Most Influential Books Since The War (WW2) (Central and East European Publishing Project)
- Zeit Literaturkanon (https://www.librarything.com/award/335/ZEIT-Literaturkanon)