| Primo Levi: A Life Contributor(s): Thomson, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312423675 ISBN-13: 9780312423674 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $27.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: Primo Levi wrote books that have been called "the essential works of humankind," including "Survival in Auschwitz "and "The Periodic Table. "Yet he lived an unremarkable existence, remaining to his death in the house in which he'd been born; managing a paint and varnish factory for thirty years; and tending his invalid mother to the end. Now, in a matchless account, Ian Thomson unravels the strands of an influential life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 5.96" W x 9.06" (2.18 lbs) 640 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Primo Levi wrote books that have been called the essential works of humankind, including Survival in Auschwitz and The Periodic Table. Yet he lived an unremarkable existence, remaining to his death in the house in which he'd been born; managing a paint and varnish factory for thirty years; and tending his invalid mother to the end. Now, in a matchless account, Ian Thomson unravels the strands of an influential life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomson, Ian: - Ian Thomson is a journalist, translator of Italian fiction, and the author of Primo Levi: A Life. He lives in London. |
