Primo Levi and the concept of history

Levi's writing was varied and specific in style. He would say that it was his duty to bear witness - to honour the millions of victims who did not live to speak for themselves. He strove to record eveything about his experiences in the Holocaust. Also vivid in his memory were Italy's prewar anti-semitism, initially subtle then legal; the internment of the Jews; their departure to camps; and Eruope's postwar turmoil. He recalled these with vigilant attention to detail