Primo Levi

Primo Levi was born in Turin, Italy, in 1919, and trained as
a chemist. He was arrested as a member of the anti-Fascist
resistance, and then deported to Auschwitz in 1944. Levi's
experience in the death camp and his subsequent travels
through Eastern Europe are the subject of his two classic
memoirs, Survival in Auschwitz and The
Reawakening (also available from Collier books), as well
as Moments of Reprieve. In addition, he is the author
of The Periodic Table, If Not Now, When?, which won
the distinguished Viareggio and Campiello prizes when
published in Italy in 1982, and most recently, The
Monkeys Wrench. Dr. Levi retired from his position as
manager of a Turin chemical factory in 1977 to devote
himself full-time to writing. He died in 1987.