If This Is a Man by Primo Levi (Book Analysis)
ebook ∣ Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide · BrightSummaries.com
By Bright Summaries
Sign up to save your library
With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. Find out more about OverDrive accounts.
Share
Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive.
Search for a digital library with this title
Title found at these libraries:
| Loading... |
Unlock the more straightforward side of If This Is a Man with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of If This Is a Man by Primo Levi, which details the author's experiences in Buna-Monowitz, one of the subcamps of the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp. Levi was captured in 1944 while fighting with the Italian Resistance and deported to Buna-Monowitz, where he remained until the camp was liberated by the Red Army the following year. As well as a harrowing account of the horrors of the concentration camp system, If This Is a Man is also a meditation on what it means to be human and the difficulty of retaining a sense of identity within a structure devoid of moral values. Primo Levi was an Italian writer and Holocaust survivor whose best-known books include The Periodic Table, The Truce and The Drowned and the Saved. He committed suicide in 1987, at the age of 67.
Find out everything you need to know about If This Is a Man in a fraction of the time!
This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
A complete plot summary
Character studies
Key themes and symbols
Questions for further reflection
Why choose BrightSummaries.com?
Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of If This Is a Man by Primo Levi, which details the author's experiences in Buna-Monowitz, one of the subcamps of the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp. Levi was captured in 1944 while fighting with the Italian Resistance and deported to Buna-Monowitz, where he remained until the camp was liberated by the Red Army the following year. As well as a harrowing account of the horrors of the concentration camp system, If This Is a Man is also a meditation on what it means to be human and the difficulty of retaining a sense of identity within a structure devoid of moral values. Primo Levi was an Italian writer and Holocaust survivor whose best-known books include The Periodic Table, The Truce and The Drowned and the Saved. He committed suicide in 1987, at the age of 67.
Find out everything you need to know about If This Is a Man in a fraction of the time!
This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
Why choose BrightSummaries.com?
Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
Share
