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Full Title
PASSATO E PRESENTE
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Publisher
FrancoAngeli
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ISSN
1120-0650 (Printed Journal)
1972-5493 (Online Journal)
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Journal Issue Number
89
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Journal Issue Designation
89
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Journal Issue Date (YYYY/MM)
2013/06
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Full Title
Le traiettorie di Primo Levi
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By (author)
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First Page
17
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Last Page
27
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Language of text
Italian
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Publication Date
2013/06
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Copyright
2013 FrancoAngeli srl
Introduction or preface
Primo Levi had a passion for languages. This was apparent in his direct involvement in the translations of his books, starting with If this is a man, which I translated with him. He translated Kafka, and was fascinated with the world of askenazi Jews and Yiddish. His testimony of the holocaust remained central through his life, and underlay his growing concern at the emergence of new forms of the extreme right and denial of the extermination camps. He was proud of the state of Israel, but strongly critical of Begin's invasion of Lebanon.