Collected Poems - Primo Levi

Levi, Primo; Feldman, Ruth (Tr.); Swann, Brian (Tr.)

ISBN 10: 0571152554 / ISBN 13: 9780571152551

Published by Faber & Faber, U.S.A., 1988

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Synopsis:

Italian author Primo Levi's two books of poetry, "Shema" and "Ad Ora Incerta", are collected here for the first time in English translation. Levi's poems concentrate on World War II, a period of his life when he was incarcerated in Auschwitz, and the psychological after-effects of his survival. Other books by Primo Levi now available in English translation include "The Periodic Table", "If This is a Man", "The Truce", "If Not Now, When?", "Moments of Reprieve" and "The Wrench".

Reviews: Levi, who died in 1987, is best known for his autobiographical accounts of the Holocaust, among which are The Periodic Table ( LJ 1/85), Survival in Auschwitz (Macmillan, 1961; Summit Bks., 1986. reprint), and most recently The Drowned and the Saved ( LJ 11/15/87). He was a poet as well, as this collection dramatically attests. Written both during the war and after, the poems, whether they consider the natural world of stars, glaciers, or snails; the everyday life of Mondays, chess, and bridges; or more metaphysical concerns, are infused with the vision and ineluctable memory of the horrors that he and so many others experienced: "A poet strains his bow, searching for a word/That can contain the typhoon's force/The secrets of blood and seed." His spare, finely tuned lines are beautifully translated. Highly recommended.
- Marcia G. Fuchs, Guilford Free Lib., Ct.
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Collected Poems - Primo Levi
Publisher: Faber & Faber, U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good Plus
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition