grey zone of scientific invention. Primo Levi and the omissions of memory

The author examines the impact of Levi's position as a scientist (chemist) during and after the Holocaust. He became a slave laborer in Auschwitz because of his Jewishness, and was also a Jewish scientist, both in Auschwitz and after the war. Because of this situation, Levi's complicated identity as both a scientist and a Holocaust survivor is at the core of some complex issues that emarge from his work.