If This Is a Man

memoir by Primo Levi
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If This Is a Man

Summary

If This Is a Man is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (904 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • If This Is a Man authored Primo Levi[3].
  • If This Is a Man received the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4].
  • If This Is a Man's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • If This Is a Man was published by Giulio Einaudi[6].
  • If This Is a Man's genre is autobiography[7].
  • If This Is a Man was followed by The Truce[8].
  • If This Is a Man's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[9].
  • If This Is a Man's country of origin is recorded as Italy[10].
  • 1946 marks the founding of If This Is a Man[11].
  • If This Is a Man was released on 1946[12].
  • If This Is a Man's has edition or translation is recorded as Q116676811[13].
  • If This Is a Man's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122041075[14].
  • If This Is a Man's narrative location is recorded as Auschwitz III Monowitz concentration camp[15].
  • If This Is a Man's main subject is The Holocaust[16].
  • If This Is a Man's main subject is Jewish people[17].
  • If This Is a Man's main subject is Nazism[18].
  • If This Is a Man's main subject is war[19].
  • If This Is a Man's main subject is World War II[20].
  • If This Is a Man's main subject is deportation[21].
  • If This Is a Man's main subject is concentration camp[22].
  • If This Is a Man's main subject is Auschwitz[23].
  • If This Is a Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Se questo è un uomo'}[24].
  • If This Is a Man's set in period is recorded as World War II[25].
  • If This Is a Man's form of creative work is recorded as novel[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

If This Is a Man authored Primo Levi[3]. It was published by Giulio Einaudi[6].

Publication

If This Is a Man was published on 1946[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Italian[9]. Its genre is autobiography[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include The Holocaust[16], Jewish people[17], Nazism[18], war[19], World War II[20], and deportation[21].

Reception

If This Is a Man received the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

If This Is a Man was followed by The Truce[8].

Why It Matters

If This Is a Man ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (904 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did If This Is a Man receive?

Honors received include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher Giulio Einaudi
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  2. 24d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    Inception +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin Italy
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