Book: The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi, Translated by Raymond Rosenthal

Paperback, 1989. Excellent used/vintage condition. Minor cosmetic wear on cover edges but overall no tears, no scribbles, no yellowing, no dog-ears. A book of essays by Italian author Primo Levi (1919 - 1987). "Drawing on history, philosophy, and his personal experience as a survivor of Auschwitz, these essays are about resiliency and the struggle to comprehend unimaginable tragedy. Topics range from the unreliability of memory to the way violence twists both the victim and the victimizer. Levi reveals how difficult it is for him to share his experiences with his children and friends. He also debunks the myth that most Germans were in the dark about the Final Solution, or that Jews never attempted to escape the camps. As the Holocaust recedes into the past and fewer and fewer survivors are left to tell their stories, The Drowned and the Saved is a vital first-person testament. His last work, written a year before his death."