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Primo Levi: The chemistry student who became a resistance fighter in Turin

Primo Levi continues his chemistry studies at the University of Turin in 1939.

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Despite fascist racial laws, he finds a thesis supervisor and joins the resistance.

His journey foreshadows his literary work on survival and humanity.

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Ce sujet éclaire un pan méconnu de la vie de Primo Levi, figure majeure de la littérature du XXe siècle, en liant son engagement précoce dans la résistance à son parcours intellectuel et humain. Son expérience sous le fascisme italien résonne avec les enjeux mémoriels contemporains.

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