A man of few words : the bricklayer of Auschwitz who saved Primo Levi / Greppi, Carlo ; translated from Italian by Howard Curtis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greppi, Carlo, 1982- author.

Contributor:

Curtis, Howard, 1949- translator.

Standardized Title:

Uomo di poche parole. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Perrone, Lorenzo, 1904-1952.

Perrone, Lorenzo.

Levi, Primo, 1919-1987.

Levi, Primo.

Auschwitz (Concentration camp).

Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust--Italy--Biography.

Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK : The Westbourne Press, 2025.

Summary:

"'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 Perrone's friendship survived the Holocaust and continued until Perrone's 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 man."--Dust jacket.

Notes:

First published in Italian as "Un uomo di poche parole: storia di Lorenzo, che salvò Primo" by GLF editori Laterza, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1908906618

9781908906618

OCLC:

1454719384