Worlds of "Un-knowledge": Dystopian Patterns in Primo Levi's Short Stories

In Primo Levi, the witness to Auschwitz and the narrator of science fiction emerged at the same time. Science fiction was an intrinsic part of his identity as a writer. This article focuses on Primo Levi's dystopian works and examines characters who are not aware of their context and situations...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science Fiction Studies. - SF-TH Inc., 1973. - 42(2015), 2, Seite 274-291
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Veröffentlicht: 2015
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