num_pages: 331
description: 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 rivalries, they link up, fall apart, struggle to stay alive, and to sabotage the efforts of the all-powerful German army. A compelling tale of action, resistance and epic adventure, it also reveals Levi's characteristic compassion and deep insight into the moral dilemmas of total war. It ranks alongside THE PERIOD TABLE and IF THIS IS A MAN as one of the rare authentic masterpieces of the 20th century.
language: English
title: If Not Now, When?
titlecomplete: If Not Now, When?
genres: Italian Literature, Classics, World War II, Italy, Jewish, Holocaust, War, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 3616
places: Germany, Italy, Russian Federation
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Premio Campiello, awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Premio Letterario Viareggio Rèpaci
publisher: Gardners Books