Primo

Author(s): Sir Antony Sher
Based on the memoir <If This Is a Man</em> by Italian Jewish chemist and writer, Primo Levi, which describes his arrest as a member of the Italian anti-fascist resistance during World War II and his incarceration in the Auschwitz concentration camp. The play is a monologue told by an older Primo looking back at his life in Auschwitz.
Format:One-man show

Snapshot

Nationality of Author:British | South African
Experience(s) Chronicled:Concentration and Extermination Camps
Tags: Auschwitz, memoir, Primo Levi

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