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"In his final book, published in 1986 a year before his suicide, the Italian chemist Primo Levi sums up issues and lessons of the Holocaust, based on his own experiences and extensive readings of the literature. His themes involve memory, how people lie to themselves and others, what enables some to survive and others not. He studies the psychology of victims and oppressors, particularly how they resemble and collaborate with one another as well as how they differ. He tackles the classic questions "why didn't you escape/rebel/leave beforehand?" The final chapter relates the letters he received from Germans after the publication of his personal Holocaust memoir, _Survival at Auschwitz_. "
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Kind Of History
Time of history:
- 1940's
History of disaster/tragedy?
Yes
Kind of disaster:
- Holocaust
Nationality?
- EUROPE
Subjects of this Historical Account
Religion? (if plays a major part)
- Jews!
Ethnicity (if plays a major part)
- European/White
Main Adversary
From a certain profession/group?
- killers
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a lot
Nationality?
- German/Prussian
Ethnicity? (if plays big part)
- White/European
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Somewhat Unsympathetic
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
- Germany
If applicable, liberal/conservative?
- Historian is moderately liberal
Style
How much gore?
- 7 ()
How fast-paced is the book?
- 2 ()
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Book makes you feel...
- challenged
How much focus on stories of individuals?
- Focuses on brief history of a lot of players
How much romance?
- 1 ()
Minor characters feature lots of:
- physically sick people
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
Length of book
- 150-200 pages
How much emphasis on small details?
- 4 ()
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