Primo Levi's Universe: A Writer's Journey - Hardcover

Magavern, Sam

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230606474 ISBN 13: 9780230606470

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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A beautifully written meditation on the life and works of the man who believed that 'man is, must be, sacred to man, everywhere and forever'

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"This is a book about a survivor, not a victim, and what Magavern shows with remarkable skill is how Levi, the writer, managed to live in Auschwitz in a state Levi himself describes as "exceptional spiritedness"; a state which allowed him to record in exceptional detail the sometimes human, sometimes inhuman world he was forced to inhabit." --Jewish Book World"Magavern, in clear, careful language that Levi would appreciate, leads us through Levi's works and life, opening our ears and minds to a richer understanding of one of the most subtle and complex writers of the twentieth century." --Ann Goldstein, The New Yorker, editor of the forthcoming complete works of Primo Levi"This is a measured and sensitive academic exploration of a complicated and tortured soul who desperately sought freedom throughout his lifetime." --Publishers Weekly"The author understands Levi as a heroic witness to Auschwitz and reads his work as redemptive and spiritual. A good introduction to Levi's life and work." --Library Journal"There is no more haunting literary death in our time. Let Sam Magavern tell it in his careful and elegant way, and you'll understand why this is an exemplary slender critical biography of a great 20th century writer." --Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News"Sam Magavern walks us through Levi's writings, offering us a haunting view into Levi's internal universe...This is a book about a survivor, not a victim, and what Magavern shows with remarkable skill is how Levi, the writer, managed to live in Auschwitz in a state Levi himself describes as 'exceptional spiritedness.'" --Jewish Book World"Sam Magavern has elucidated Levi's writings, delving into their ambiguity, intensity and complexity to fashion a whole of what is a legacy that cannot help but disturb our conceptions of the Holocaust." --Chicago Jewish Star"Sam Magavern, himself a poet and lawyer, looks through that window with almost uncanny empathy in his book Primo Levi's Universe. He unravels contradictions in the sometimes puzzling work of a sometimes puzzling man, or else leaves them in place as imprints of the atrocity of Auschwitz and of Levi's own complex personality." --Hadassah This is a book about a survivor, not a victim, and what Magavern shows with remarkable skill is how Levi, the writer, managed to live in Auschwitz in a state Levi himself describes as "exceptional spiritedness"; a state which allowed him to record in exceptional detail the sometimes human, sometimes inhuman world he was forced to inhabit. Jewish Book World Magavern, in clear, careful language that Levi would appreciate, leads us through Levi's works and life, opening our ears and minds to a richer understanding of one of the most subtle and complex writers of the twentieth century. Ann Goldstein, The New Yorker, editor of the forthcoming complete works of Primo Levi This is a measured and sensitive academic exploration of a complicated and tortured soul who desperately sought freedom throughout his lifetime. Publishers Weekly The author understands Levi as a heroic witness to Auschwitz and reads his work as redemptive and spiritual. A good introduction to Levi's life and work. Library Journal There is no more haunting literary death in our time. Let Sam Magavern tell it in his careful and elegant way, and you'll understand why this is an exemplary slender critical biography of a great 20th century writer. Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News Sam Magavern walks us through Levi's writings, offering us a haunting view into Levi's internal universe...This is a book about a survivor, not a victim, and what Magavern shows with remarkable skill is how Levi, the writer, managed to live in Auschwitz in a state Levi himself describes as 'exceptional spiritedness.' Jewish Book World Sam Magavern has elucidated Levi's writings, delving into their ambiguity, intensity and complexity to fashion a whole of what is a legacy that cannot help but disturb our conceptions of the Holocaust. Chicago Jewish Star Sam Magavern, himself a poet and lawyer, looks through that window with almost uncanny empathy in his book Primo Levi's Universe. He unravels contradictions in the sometimes puzzling work of a sometimes puzzling man, or else leaves them in place as imprints of the atrocity of Auschwitz and of Levi's own complex personality. Hadassah" This is a book about a survivor, not a victim, and what Magavern shows with remarkable skill is how Levi, the writer, managed to live in Auschwitz in a state Levi himself describes as "exceptional spiritedness"; a state which allowed him to record in exceptional detail the sometimes human, sometimes inhuman world he was forced to inhabit. "Jewish Book World" Magavern, in clear, careful language that Levi would appreciate, leads us through Levi's works and life, opening our ears and minds to a richer understanding of one of the most subtle and complex writers of the twentieth century. "Ann Goldstein, The New Yorker, editor of the forthcoming complete works of Primo Levi" This is a measured and sensitive academic exploration of a complicated and tortured soul who desperately sought freedom throughout his lifetime. "Publishers Weekly" The author understands Levi as a heroic witness to Auschwitz and reads his work as redemptive and spiritual. A good introduction to Levi's life and work. "Library Journal" There is no more haunting literary death in our time. Let Sam Magavern tell it in his careful and elegant way, and you'll understand why this is an exemplary slender critical biography of a great 20th century writer. "Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News" Sam Magavern walks us through Levi's writings, offering us a haunting view into Levi's internal universe...This is a book about a survivor, not a victim, and what Magavern shows with remarkable skill is how Levi, the writer, managed to live in Auschwitz in a state Levi himself describes as 'exceptional spiritedness.' "Jewish Book World" Sam Magavern has elucidated Levi's writings, delving into their ambiguity, intensity and complexity to fashion a whole of what is a legacy that cannot help but disturb our conceptions of the Holocaust. "Chicago Jewish Star" Sam Magavern, himself a poet and lawyer, looks through that window with almost uncanny empathy in his book Primo Levi's Universe. He unravels contradictions in the sometimes puzzling work of a sometimes puzzling man, or else leaves them in place as imprints of the atrocity of Auschwitz and of Levi's own complex personality. "Hadassah"" "This is a book about a survivor, not a victim, and what Magavern shows with remarkable skill is how Levi, the writer, managed to live in Auschwitz in a state Levi himself describes as "exceptional spiritedness"; a state which allowed him to record in exceptional detail the sometimes human, sometimes inhuman world he was forced to inhabit."" --Jewish Book World""Magavern, in clear, careful language that Levi would appreciate, leads us through Levi's works and life, opening our ears and minds to a richer understanding of one of the most subtle and complex writers of the twentieth century." --Ann Goldstein, "The New Yorker," editor of the forthcoming complete works of Primo Levi "This is a measured and sensitive academic exploration of a complicated and tortured soul who desperately sought freedom throughout his lifetime."--"Publishers Weekly" "The author understands Levi as a heroic witness to Auschwitz and reads his work as redemptive and spiritual. A good introduction to Levi's life and work."--"Library Journal" "There is no more haunting literary death in our time. Let Sam Magavern tell it in his careful and elegant way, and you'll understand why this is an exemplary slender critical biography of a great 20th century writer."- Jeff Simon, "The Buffalo News""" "Sam Magavern walks us through Levi's writings, offering us a haunting view into Levi's internal universe...This is a book about a survivor, not a victim, and what Magavern shows with remarkable skill is how Levi, the writer, managed to live in Auschwitz in a state Levi himself describes as 'exceptional spiritedness.'" --"Jewish Book World" "Sam Magavern has elucidated Levi's writings, delving into their ambiguity, intensity and complexity to fashion a whole of what is a legacy that cannot help but disturb our conceptions of the Holocaust." --"Chicago Jewish Star""" "Sam Magavern, himself a poet and lawyer, looks through that window with almost uncanny empathy in his book Primo Levi's Universe. He unravels

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This book examines acclaimed Italian author and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi's life through his works - describing and analyzing his ability to reinvent his world through his writing. Tracing the strands of Levi's writing from his childhood through to his internment at Auschwitz, his careers as scientist and writer, and his eventual depression and death, author Sam Magavern delivers a literary biography in the truest sense. Levi's art (his "cosmos") and life are inextricably intertwined and Magavern presents them together, allowing each to shed light on the other.

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• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0230606474
• ISBN 13: 9780230606470
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256