Mathieu Amalric reads "The Truce" by Primo Levi for the European Night of Museums

Saturday, May 17, on the occasion of the European Night of Museums 2025, the Shoah Memorial offered an exceptional reading of "La Trêve" by Primo Levi read by Mathieu Amalric, actor.

If he is a man, by Primo Levi is a classic of concentration camp literature about his months spent in Monowitz-Buna, a camp belonging to the vast Auschwitz complex.  The Truce is the story of his return. The camp was liberated by the Russian army on January 27, 1945 but Primo Levi did not return to his home in Turin until October 19, 1945. Between these two dates, the author takes us on an odyssey through a bloodless and disorganized Europe but where life seeks to resume. Accompanied by his Italian comrades, he crosses Poland, the USSR, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany...

© Memorial of the Shoah. Public reading of excerpts from the book by Primo Lévi, by Mathieu Amalric La Trêve on the occasion of the Night of the museums. Paris 17 May 2025. © Laurent Bagnis