ARGONAUT BOOKS

While in a Russian-administered holding camp in Katowice, Poland, in 1945, Primo Levi was asked to provide a report on living conditions in Auschwitz. This title represents Levi's lucid attempts to come to terms with the raw horror of events that would drive him to create some of the greatest works of 20th century literature. Reviews One of the most important and gifted writers of our time.Italo CalvinoAn important corrective to the accepted view of Auschwitz.GuardianThe book is important not just because it is the first published work by Levi; it contains the seeds of his g...Read More