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Primo Levi seduto alla scrivania mentre legge con una sigaretta in mano - sullo sfondo scaffali con libri, circa 1960

Primo Levi seduto alla scrivania mentre legge con una sigaretta in mano - sullo sfondo scaffali con libri, circa 1960 Source: public domain

Italian writer Primo Levi was born 100 years ago. He is world famous for his book If This Is a Man, the account of the year he spent in Auschwitz. Researcher Mirna Cicioni explains why his books are still relevant today.

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Italian writer Primo Levi was born 100 years ago. He is world famous for his book If This Is a Man, the account of the year he spent in Auschwitz. Researcher Mirna Cicioni explains why his books are still relevant today.

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