{"product_id":"the-drowned-and-the-saved-9781501167638","title":"The Drowned and the Saved","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn his final book before his death\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ePrimo Levi returns once more to his time at Auschwitz in a moving meditation on memory, resiliency, and the struggle to comprehend unimaginable tragedy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on history, philosophy, and his own personal experiences, Levi asks if we have already begun to forget about the Holocaust. His last book before his death, Levi returns to the subject that would define his reputation as a writer and a witness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLevi breaks his book into eight essays, ranging from topics like the unreliability of memory to how violence twists both the victim and the victimizer. He shares how difficult it is for him to tell his experiences with his children and friends. He also debunks the myth that most of the Germans were in the dark about the Final Solution or that Jews never attempted to escape the camps. As the Holocaust recedes into the past and fewer and fewer survivors are left to tell their stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Drowned and the Saved \u003c\/i\u003eis a vital first-person testament. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong with Elie Wiesel and Hannah Arendt, Primo Levi is remembered as one of the most powerful and perceptive writers on the Holocaust and the Jewish experience during World War II. This is an essential book both for students and literary readers. Reading Primo Levi is a lesson in the resiliency of the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLevi, Primo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Born to a Jewish family in Turin in 1919, Primo Levi was trained as a chemist. During World War II, he was arrested as a member of a partisan group and deported to Auschwitz. After the camp's liberation, he returned to Italy and worked as a chemist, writing only on the side. His first book \u003ci\u003eSurvival at Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e was a personal account of his year at the camps. The follow-up memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Reawakening\u003c\/i\u003e cemented Levi as a leading authority on the Holocaust. Other books by Levi include \u003ci\u003ePeriodic Table\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf Not Now, When?, The Monkey's Wrench, Other People's Trades, The Drowned and the Saved, \u003c\/i\u003eand more. Primo Levi died in 1987 after falling down his apartment's stairway. Biographers remain divided as to whether his fall was a suicide or an accident.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620459909394,"sku":"9781501167638","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5fe3bfed-a191-4663-b09c-3534a58bac23.jpg?v=1732566918","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-drowned-and-the-saved-9781501167638","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}