by Primo Levi
First published 2015
In the wake of the Holocaust, Soviet authorities task Primo Levi and fellow prisoner Leonardo De Benedetti with compiling a report on the atrocities of Auschwitz. As they delve into the camp's grim realities, Levi's testimony emerges as a searing account of history's darkest chapter—and a poignant reflection on the human capacity for both cruelty and resilience.
Genres: holocaust, historical-fiction, 20th-century, non-fiction, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: based-on-true-events, historical-account
Setting: Oświęcim, Poland
Period: 20th-century
220 pages · Kindle Edition · Polity
Content warnings: death, graphic-violence, torture