| The Black Hole of Auschwitz Contributor(s): Levi, Primo (Author), Belpoliti, Marco (Editor), Wood, Sharon (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0745632408 ISBN-13: 9780745632407 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $69.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: "The Black Hole of Auschwitz" brings together Levi's writings on the Holocaust and his experiences of the concentration camp, as well as those on his own accidental status as a writer and his chosen profession of chemist. In this book Levi rails intelligently and eloquently against what he saw as the ebb of compassion and interest in the Holocaust, and the yearly assault on the veracity and moral weight of the testimonies of its survivors. For Levi, to keep writing and, through writing, to understand why the Holocaust could happen, was nothing less than a safeguard against the loss of a collective memory of the atrocities perpetrated against the Jewish people. This moving book not only reveals the care and conviction with which he wrote about the Holocaust, but also shows the range of Levi's interests and the skill, thoughtfulness and sensitivity he brought to all his subjects. The consistency and moral force of Levi's reflections and the clarity and intimacy of his style will make this book appeal to a wide readership, including those who have read and been moved by his masterpiece "If This is a Man." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Holocaust - History | Jewish - General - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 853.914 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.36" W x 9.14" (0.87 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From 1955 to 1987, the year of his suicide, Primo Levi wrote a series of articles that appeared in newspapers and journals. This volume contains a selection of these writings which shows at once the range of his interests and the skill, thoughtfulness and sensitivity he brought to his subjects, whether writing from the point of view of an eye-witness of the holocaust, of an author of novels and short stories, or of a chemist. The first part of this collection brings together Levirsquo; s articles about the holocaust and the concentration camp. In ldquo; With Anne Frank history spokerdquo; , Levi rails intelligently and eloquently against what he saw as the yearly assault on the veracity and moral weight of the testimonies of Holocaust survivors. The second part contains a representative selection of Levirsquo; s essays on his own status as a writer and his profession of Chemist, and the many prefaces he wrote to othersrsquo; histories and novels. The breadth of their subjects, the consistency and moral force of their reflections and the clarity and intimacy of their style will make these writings appeal to a wide readership, not only to those who have read and been moved by Primo Levirsquo; s masterpiece, ldquo; If this is a Manrdquo; . |