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If Not Now, When?
by Levi, Primo
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0671493361
- ISBN 13
- 9780671493363
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Summit Books, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 349p. English translation by William Weaver. Complete printing line. Jacket shows some light waterstaining along the bottom edge and a small tear in the top edge. Flaps are creased. Gray paper over boards with red cloth spine. Small pinkish water staining at lower edge of rear board. Top edges are well faded. Pages are clean and bright. Sound binding. First American Edition. Jacket Condition: Fair. Size: 8vo. Year: 1985.
Synopsis
In the final days of World War II, a courageous band of Jewish partisans makes its way from Russia to Italy, moving toward the ultimate goal of Palestine. Based on a true story, If Not Now, When? chronicles their adventures as they wage a personal war of revenge against the Nazis: blowing up trains, rescuing the last victims of concentration camps, scoring victories in the face of unspeakable devastation. Primo Levi captures the landscape and the people of Eastern Europe in vivid detail, depicting as well the terrible bleakness of war-ridden Europe. But finally, what he gives us is a tribute to the strength and ingenuity of the human spirit. "One of the most important and gifted writers of our time" —Italo Calvino
Reviews
On Dec 2 2019, a reader said:
Powerful narrative based on true events exhibiting the triumph of the human spirit over abject evil while stretched beyond any sane measure of human capability.
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- The Book Bin
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-064943
- Title
- If Not Now, When?
- Author
- Levi, Primo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671493361
- ISBN 13
- 9780671493363
- Publisher
- Summit Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- X weight
- 22 oz
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