If Not Now, When?
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If Not Now, When? is a historical novel by Primo Levi that follows a band of Jewish partisans fighting behind enemy lines in Eastern Europe during World War II.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Primo Levi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jewish resistance fighters
ⓘ
Nazi occupation ⓘ Soviet territories during World War II ⓘ partisan warfare ⓘ |
| genre |
Holocaust literature
ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
Jewish partisans
ⓘ
Nazi soldiers ⓘ Soviet soldiers ⓘ civilians ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Jewish identity
ⓘ
displacement ⓘ hope ⓘ resistance ⓘ solidarity ⓘ survival ⓘ war and morality ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Primo Levi's Holocaust experience ⓘ |
| isAboutEvent |
Holocaust
ⓘ
surface form:
Holocaust in Eastern Europe
Jewish partisan movements in World War II ⓘ |
| languageStyle | realist ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar Italian literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Holocaust
ⓘ
Jewish partisans ⓘ European resistance movements ⓘ
surface form:
World War II resistance
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Jewish armed resistance
ⓘ
moral reflection on war ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| partOf | Primo Levi bibliography ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jewish diaspora
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish diaspora after World War II
forced marches ⓘ guerilla tactics ⓘ refugees ⓘ |
| protagonist | Mendel Nachmanovich ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Call to urgent moral action ⓘ |
| titleOrigin |
Mishnah
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surface form:
Pirkei Avot 1:14
|
| workOf | Primo Levi ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Primo Levi