His works
"Woe, the one who is: the veil is the worst of sufferings."
Primo Levi
If it’s a man
Presentation of the work
Why did Primo Levi have it, crit?
- First of all, because it is vital for him: he could not "survive" without telling, as if to relieve himself. As he says to me: "It is above all to create, such a need that I have written my book, it is above all with a view to an international liberation" (first face.)
- On the other hand, he is a common concern in the ports, that of his return home: he sees himself telling his loved ones about the suffering he endured, but no one seems to be paying for him.
- Finally, for what he calls the "devoir de m moire." Primo Levi is a worthy fighter against revisionism and Gationism. He wishes that future generations will know the existence of the Holocaust, so that it never be forgotten.
This work is low and about the volont, to show how man can be seen as a shumanis, quasi-bestialis, through the concentrationary hell. What we also find in the title: in Italian, Se questo, a uomo. Indeed, the use of "questo," which translates as "a," is related to the fact that d ports were reduced to the status of "things." By the way, this id e is found in the po me that introduces If it’s a man (see home page), o Primo Levi asks the reader to judge If it is indeed a man whom he is talking about. The work, once again, will therefore resemble a production.
The Tr ve
The second book on portation
After the extermination camp, Primo Levi wrote his second book about the liberation of Auschwitz by the Red Army, and his odyssey and experience in the Sovi tic universe.
His mooding is direct, telling his own story without judgment, never in a touching or romantic tone, but rather like a scientific analysis. The characters he meets will be victims of the "gray area," this conflict between signing and the struggle for life, this shame faced by their experience that will help them break the silence. Between his release and his return to Italy, he expressed the desire to share his unique adventure.
It is to be noted that there is a film adaptation of The Tr ve, which is a film by Rosi and bears the same title. We were not able to get it.
The Naufrag and the Rescap
The last book by Primo Levi
This work is considered a deepening (in relation to the mental evolution of Primo Levi: his vision of his experience, with hindsight) of If it’s a man : crite 40 years later, this work is darker, more pessimistic. Primo Levi does not just tell his story, but also asks questions, and lays out effective manners, particularly about the Nazi psyche and its workings. Probably inspired by encounters and therefore questions, this book is "moral" in the sense that its author invites, rfl chir, and warns for the future.