If This Is a Man by Primo Levi (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide (BrightSummaries.com)
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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! Review: Horrifying, compelling read - Everyone should read this. It's not a pleasant read, but an education in what can happen when petty nationalism, racism, and anti-Semitism take over without any checks, combined with 'ordinary' citizens "just following the rules" Review: Five Stars - very useful
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S**U
Horrifying, compelling read
Everyone should read this. It's not a pleasant read, but an education in what can happen when petty nationalism, racism, and anti-Semitism take over without any checks, combined with 'ordinary' citizens "just following the rules"
A**R
Five Stars
very useful
S**D
Proper waste of money (regardless of how less or more it ...
Please don't call it a book - it is not book but a pamphlet - it says 24 pages, well 12 pages double sided makes 24 pages - the pamphlet has 12 pages and the core of the material is from page 7 - 17 (which according to the 24 page logic is 11 pages - oh by the by it is pamphlet size pages and NOT A4 so beware). Proper waste of money (regardless of how less or more it costs) and if amazon had a negative STAR this one deserves it. No content, no summary - literally one can find more about "if this is a Man" online that this pamphlet (sorry, book!!).
H**M
Read the small print
Although the descrition on Amazon is true and accurate, this is a very small book. It is about the same length as my LG G2 mobile phone and about 1.5 times as wide. There are 14 pages of text and one page of questions. This does not leave sufficent room for "detailed analysis". Really only a 5 minute read at most (and the contents are probably freely available on the internet).
G**N
One man's witness
Most interesting 'taster' into a dark period of time, and the courage which shed light upon it.
A**R
Not happy.
This is a tiny notebook. Really not worth 4.99. and could not cost 2.99 for postage.. . Not happy.
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