Primo Levi's Narratives of Embodiment: Containing the Human

by Charlotte Ross

Book Overview

This innovative reading of Primo Levi's work offers the first sustained analysis in English of his representations of bodies and embodiment. Discussion spans the range of Levi's works -- from testimony to journalism, from essays to science fiction stories -- identifying and tracing multiple narratives of embodiment and disembodiment across his oeuvre. These narratives range from the abject, disembodied condition of prisoners in Auschwitz, to posthuman...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138883603
• ISBN13: 9781138883604
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"