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If not now, when? / Primo Levi ; translated from the Italian by William Weaver ; introduction by Irving Howe

By:

Levi, Primo, (, 1919-1987)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Summit Books , c1985.Description: 349 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

0671493361

Uniform titles:

Se non ora, quando? . English

Subject(s):

Holocaust, Jewish, 1939-1945 -- --Fiction

Genre/Form:

Jewish fiction

DDC classification:

FIC LEV

LOC classification:

PQ4872.E8 S413 1985

Summary: In the final days of World War II, a courageous band of Jewish partisans makes its way from Russia to Italy, moving toward the ultimate goal of Palestine. Based on a true story, If Not Now, When? chronicles their adventures as they wage a personal war of revenge against the Nazis: blowing up trains, rescuing the last victims of concentration camps, scoring victories in the face of unspeakable devastation. Primo Levi captures the landscape and the people of Eastern Europe in vivid detail, depicting as well the terrible bleakness of war-ridden Europe. But finally, what he gives us is a tribute to the strength and ingenuity of the human spirit. "One of the most important and gifted writers of our time" -Italo Calvino

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC LEV (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009525

Translation of: Se non ora, quando?

Bibliography: p. 348-349.

In the final days of World War II, a courageous band of Jewish partisans makes its way from Russia to Italy, moving toward the ultimate goal of Palestine. Based on a true story, If Not Now, When? chronicles their adventures as they wage a personal war of revenge against the Nazis: blowing up trains, rescuing the last victims of concentration camps, scoring victories in the face of unspeakable devastation. Primo Levi captures the landscape and the people of Eastern Europe in vivid detail, depicting as well the terrible bleakness of war-ridden Europe. But finally, what he gives us is a tribute to the strength and ingenuity of the human spirit. "One of the most important and gifted writers of our time" -Italo Calvino

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