THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED (REISSUE)

Hair splitting experiences

I had long wanted to purchase this excellent book and felt great to see that the price was reasonable as well. I'm glad to have purchased from Amazon. I hope the quality of the books here continues to remain good.

the book is one of the best in its kind

A truly sobering book. It is hard to read for long periods of time -- a break is needed just to clear one's head a bit before re-entering that time and place. Levi feared the lessons of the holocaust were being attenuated over time and the fact that this book is hard to get is ironic confirmation of that fear. This is the last book he wrote. The realism and specificity he includes are almost numbing, but they are not gratuitous, which is the book's great strength: the insights he draws from them and the exhortations that come from those insights are personal and persuasive. I would wish this book had wider circulation -- a hard but very valuable and emotional experience "listening" to Levi unburden his heart.

This book was compelling reading highlighting the class structure between the prisoners, the hardships of surviving and the need to be a strong character to come out of the prison camp alive. A great book.

筆者プリーモ・レーヴィはユダヤ人の化学者でライターである。第二世界大戦・ナチスによるホロコーストを生き抜いたための苦悩がうかがえる。レーヴィはアウシュヴィッツの目撃者として様々な記録を残しているが、この作品はそれらの集大成であるといえる。戦争のおろかさと平和の危うさ、それを目撃した自分の使命と自分のしてきたこと(アウシュヴィッツの記録)とのギャップ...理想としての倫理的・哲学的思想の奥深さが非常に印象的で彼の苦悩は平和とはどのようなものか、という疑問を投げかける。

I have not read this title yet but I know that, having read other titles, I will find the work something to treasure along with his other works.