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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Nobody knows how much I owe that man, Primo Levi said of the bricklayer who saved his life at Auschwitz. I could never repay him. Levi was referring to Lorenzo Perrone, who for six months risked his own life to smuggle food, clothing and letters to Levi and other prisoners. Without Perrone, Levi could not have survived to write If This Is a Man, one of the most influential memoirs by a Holocaust survivor. In A Man of Few Words, Carlo Greppi pieces together the life of Perrone, a near-destitute labourer with little formal education, who left almost no trace of his own. Despite their differences, Levi and Perrone's friendship endured long after the war, even as Perrone withdrew from the world. Levi never stopped trying to preserve the memory of his friend who has saved his life. Compassionate, clear-eyed and deeply humane, this is the story of an ordinary man whose extraordinary courage kept hope alive in one of historys darkest places. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. 'Nobody knows how much I owe that man,' Primo Levi said of the bricklayer who saved his life at Auschwitz. 'I could never repay him.'Levi was referring to Lorenzo Perrone, who for six months risked his own life to smuggle food, clothing and letters to Levi and other prisoners. Without Perrone, Levi could not have survived to write 'If This Is a Man, one of the most influential memoirs by a Holocaust survivor.In A Man of Few Words, Carlo Greppi pieces together the life of Perrone, a near-destitute labourer with little formal education, who left almost no trace of his own. Despite their differences, Levi and Perrone's friendship endured long after the war, even as Perrone withdrew from the world. Levi never stopped trying to preserve the memory of his friend who has saved his life.Compassionate, clear-eyed and deeply humane, this is the story of an ordinary man whose extraordinary courage kept hope alive in one of history's darkest places.…

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. A Man of Few Words: The Bricklayer of Auschwitz Who Saved Primo Levi. Book.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. La historia de Lorenzo no es solo la biografia del hombre que ayudo a Primo Levi: es el relato de una humanidad deshumanizada en la que es necesario hacer una eleccion moral. Y yo le dije: Mira, te estas arriesgando al hablar conmigo. Y el respondio No me importa. En Si esto es un hombre, Primo Levi escribio Creo que es a Lorenzo a quien debo estar vivo hoy. Pero, quien era Lorenzo? Lorenzo Perrone, que asi se llamaba, es la pieza del puzzle de la biografia de Primo que nos faltaba por conocer: un albanil piamontes que vivia frente a la valla de Auschwitz III-Monowitz. Un hombre pobre, casi analfabeto que durante seis meses llevo a Levi un plato de sopa cada dia para ayudarle a compensar su desnutricion en el Lager. Y no se limito a ayudarle en sus necesidades mas concretas: fue mucho mas alla, arriesgando incluso su vida para permitirle comunicarse con su familia. Cuido de su joven amigo como solo un padre podria haberlo hecho. La suya fue una amistad extraordinaria que, nacida en el infierno, sobrevivio a la guerra y continuo en Italia hasta la agonica muerte de Lorenzo en 1952, doblegado por el alcohol y la tuberculosis. Primo nunca le olvido hablaba a menudo de el y puso a sus hijos nombres en recuerdo de su amigo. Este libro es la biografia de una de una de esas personas que viven sin dejar, aparentemente, huella ni recuerdo de si mismas. Pero que, bien mirado, son la verdadera piedra angular de la humanidad. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Lorenzo's story is not only the biography of the man who helped Primo Levi: it is the tale of a dehumanized humanity in which it is necessary to make a moral choice. And I said, "Look, you're taking a risk by talking to me." And he said, "I don't care." In If This Is a Man, Primo Levi wrote, "I believe it is Lorenzo that I must be alive today." But who was Lorenzo? Lorenzo Perrone, as he was called, is the piece of the puzzle of Primo's biography that we have yet to know: a Piedmontese bricklayer who lived in front of the fence of Auschwitz III-Monowitz. A poor, almost illiterate man who for six months brought Levi a bowl of soup every day to help him compensate for his malnutrition in the Lager. And he did not limit himself to helping him with his most concrete needs: he went much further, even risking his life to allow him to communicate with his family. He cared for his young friend as only a father could have. Theirs was an extraordinary friendship that, born in hell, survived the war and continued in Italy until Lorenzo's agonizing death in 1952, bent by alcohol and tuberculosis. Primo never forgot him: he often spoke of him and named his children in memory of his friend. This book is the biography of one of those people who live without, apparently, leaving a trace or memory of themselves. But that, on closer inspection, are the true cornerstone of humanity. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardback. Condition: New. 'Nobody knows how much I owe that man,' Primo Levi said of the bricklayer who saved his life at Auschwitz. 'I could never repay him.'Levi was referring to Lorenzo Perrone, who for six months risked his own life to smuggle food, clothing and letters to Levi and other prisoners. Without Perrone, Levi could not have survived to write 'If This Is a Man, one of the most influential memoirs by a Holocaust survivor.In A Man of Few Words, Carlo Greppi pieces together the life of Perrone, a near-destitute labourer with little formal education, who left almost no trace of his own. Despite their differences, Levi and Perrone's friendship endured long after the war, even as Perrone withdrew from the world. Levi never stopped trying to preserve the memory of his friend who has saved his life.Compassionate, clear-eyed and deeply humane, this is the story of an ordinary man whose extraordinary courage kept hope alive in one of history's darkest places.…

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Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Nobody knows how much I owe that man, Primo Levi said of the bricklayer who saved his life at Auschwitz. I could never repay him. Levi was referring to Lorenzo Perrone, who for six months risked his own life to smuggle food, letters and clothing to Levi, providing him with the sustenance he needed to survive.In A Man of Few Words, Carlo Greppi pieces together the life of Perrone, a near destitute labourer with little formal education. Despite their stark differences, Levi and Perrones friendship survived the Holocaust and continued until Perrones tragic death. As Perrone withdrew from the world, Levi tried persistently to preserve the memory of this man of few words who had saved his life, but who left few traces of his own behind.This is a universal story about an individual who kept hope alive in one of the darkest times and places known to manGreppis biography of this elusive figure is intriguingGreppi suggests that Perrones untutored altruism answers the deepest question of Levis oeuvre: what it means to be human. Because Perrones solidarity had neither motive nor reason. It was simply instinctive. And theres something beautifully poetic in the fact that such instinct was revealed through a man who was so simple and so troubled. The ObserverGreppis biography, from start to finish a marvel of sympathetic insight, is a valuable addition to Levis writings on the human infamy that was Auschwitz. Times Literary SupplementThis is a great book: scrupulously researched and superbly written. Ian ThomsonA thoroughly moving read. Out of utter degradation, this inspiring story emerges to remind us that the spark of human decency can never be crushed. Julia BoydA story for all stories: Greppi has rescued it from oblivion.Inch by inch, Lorenzo Perrone has taken a little bit of evil out of the world Rolling StoneSheds light on an unsung heroa fluent retelling The Jewish ChronicleLevis greatest piece of luck in Auschwitz was meeting Lorenzo, who kept him alive when he was hanging on to life by a thread. Literary Review A Man of Few Words tells the remarkable true story of Lorenzo Perrone, the humble bricklayer who saved Primo Levis life in Auschwitz by secretly sharing food. Carlo Greppi traces Perrones quiet heroism and lasting friendship with Levi in this moving portrait of courage, dignity and enduring human connection. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Tapa blanda. Condition: Como nuevo. 23 x 15.5cm. 400. Tapa blanda. Franca Jarach desapareció a los dieciocho años en Buenos Aires y se convirtió en una de los miles de desaparecidos de la dictadura militar argentina. Era una estudiante brillante, hija única de una familia culta, escribía poesía, tocaba música y pintaba. Trabajaba como diseñadora gráfica, quería ser profesora y estaba involucrada en política. Como Franca, hubo 30.000 desaparecidos tras el golpe militar de Argentina de 1976. Castellano. Como nuevo. …

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