If Not Now, When?
  • Published:
    May-1986
  • Formats:
    Print / Audio
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Time Period:
    1940's-1950's WWII (1939-1945) 20th Century
  • Pages:
    352
  • Age Level:
    18 & up
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“In Levi’s writing, nothing is superfluous and everything is essential.” —Saul Bellow

A Penguin Classic


In the final days of World War II, a courageous band of Jewish partisans makes its way from Russia to Italy, moving toward the ultimate goal of Palestine. Based on a true story, If Not Now, When? chronicles their adventures as they wage a personal war of revenge against the Nazis: blowing up trains, rescuing the last victims of concentration camps, scoring victories in the face of unspeakable devastation. Primo Levi captures the landscape and the people of Eastern Europe in vivid detail, depicting as well the terrible bleakness of war-ridden Europe. But finally, what he gives us is a tribute to the strength and ingenuity of the human spirit.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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EDITIONS
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    • First Edition
    • May-1986
    • Penguin
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0140084924
    • ISBN13: 9780140084924
    •  
    • Jul-1995
    • Penguin
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0140188932
    • ISBN13: 9780140188936
    •  
    • Sep-2000
    • Penguin (UK)
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 014118390X
    • ISBN13: 9780141183909
    •  
    • Jun-2017
    • Simon & Schuster
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1501167642
    • ISBN13: 9781501167645
    •  
    • Apr-1985
    • Simon & Schuster
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0671493361
    • ISBN13: 9780671493363



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