Drowned and Rescued
by N
About This Novel
The final chapter of the "Auschwitz Trilogy", a great work about the Holocaust. It is a cruel and profound reflection on the living conditions and moral dilemmas of human beings in extreme situations. When "The Drowned and the Saved" was first published in 1984, it had been more than forty years since the Holocaust. Physical evidence had been destroyed, and memories had been blurred. Some people deliberately avoided it, while others refused to admit it. Levi's purpose in writing this book was to remember and bear witness to this history, so that humans would avoid repeating the same mistakes. In this book, Levi analyzes with great sobriety some of the key issues surrounding the concentration camps and their aftermath: the deceptive nature of human memory, the Nazis' methods of destroying the will of prisoners, the special language of concentration camps, and the nature of violence. At the same time, with the sense of shame and guilt of a survivor, he always has doubts about the absolute distinction between good and evil, righteousness and evil, harm and victimization. He reflects on the gray areas of morality and the flaws of human nature, and strives to present the intricate truth and facts in that environment. The "Levi Works" series also includes "The Wrench", "Other People's Trade", "This Is Auschwitz: Evidence 1945-1986", "The Uncertain Moment: Selected Poems of Levi", "Truce" and "If Not Now, When?" "Moments of Reprieve", "Voices of Memory: Interviews with Levi 1961-1987", "I Talking to You: Conversations between Levi and Tessio", etc.
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