Quote by: Primo Levi

I am persuaded that normal human beings are biologically built for an activity that is aimed toward a goal and that idleness, or aimless work (like Auschwitz's Arbeit), gives rise to suffering and to atrophy.


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Author Bio


  • NamePrimo Levi
  • DescriptionItalian chemist, memoirist, short story writer, novelist, essayist
  • BornJuly 31, 1919
  • DiedApril 11, 1987
  • CountryItaly
  • ProfessionChemist; Poet; Politician; Writer; Novelist
  • WorksIf This Is A Man
  • AwardsStrega Prize