{"product_id":"survival-in-auschwitz-9780684826806","title":"Survival in Auschwitz","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe true and harrowing account of Primo Levi's experience at the German concentration camp of Auschwitz and his miraculous survival; hailed by \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e as a \"true work of art, this edition includes an exclusive conversation between the author and Philip Roth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1943, Primo Levi, a twenty-five-year-old chemist and \"Italian citizen of Jewish race,\" was arrested by Italian fascists and deported from his native Turin to Auschwitz. \u003ci\u003eSurvival in Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e is Levi's classic account of his ten months in the German death camp, a harrowing story of systematic cruelty and miraculous endurance. Remarkable for its simplicity, restraint, compassion, and even wit, \u003ci\u003eSurvival in Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e remains a lasting testament to the indestructibility of the human spirit. Included in this new edition is an illuminating conversation between Philip Roth and Primo Levi never before published in book form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-202452\"\u003ePrimo Levi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684826806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0684826801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS043000\"\u003eModern | 20th Century | Holocaust\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrimo Levi\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Turin, Italy, in 1919, and trained as a chemist. He was arrested as a member of the anti-Fascist resistance, and then deported to Auschwitz in 1944. Levi's experience in the death camp and his subsequent travels through Eastern Europe are the subject of his two classic memoirs, \u003ci\u003eSurvival in Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Reawakening\u003c\/i\u003e (also available from Collier books), as well as \u003ci\u003eMoments of Reprieve.\u003c\/i\u003e In addition, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Periodic Table, If Not Now, When?, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the distinguished Viareggio and Campiello prizes when published in Italy in 1982, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Monkeys Wrench.\u003c\/i\u003e \"The first thing that needs to be said about Primo Levi,\" as John Gross remarked in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e \"is that he might well have become a writer, and a very good writer, under any conditions; he is gifted and highly perceptive, a man with a lively curiosity, humor, and a sense of style.\" Dr. Levi retired from his position as manager of a Turin chemical factory in 1977 to devote himself full-time to writing. He died in 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832842715275,"sku":"9780684826806","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_a885dcc9-a415-4cc0-ae95-55779569a999.jpg?v=1755624558","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/survival-in-auschwitz-9780684826806","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}