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Primo Levi was among the greatest witnesses to twentieth-century atrocity. In this gripping novel, based on a true story, he reveals the extraordinary lives of the Russian, Polish and Jewish partisans trapped behind enemy lines during the Second World War. Wracked by fear, hunger and fierce... read more

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"In my village there weren't many clocks.

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This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 270 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Sorrow of Belgium, and followed by A Boy's Own Story.

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  1. Primo Levi (Author)

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