Italian-Jewish writer and chemist Primo Levi recounts his experiences in Auschwitz in “If This Is a Man”. The clarity and sobriety of his writing is often cited in reviews as one of the most striking aspects of the book. To quote Levi: “I thought that my word would be more credible and useful the more objective it appeared and the less impassioned it sounded; only in that way does the witness in court fulfill his function, which is to prepare the ground for the judge. It is you who are the judges.”