Primo Levi books in order
Italian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor, and writer
- Lived
- 1919–1987
- Country
- Italy
- Books
- 20
- Also writes as
- Damiano Malabaila
Primo Levi published 9 novels, 1 novella, 4 short story collections, 5 non-fiction books and 1 poetry collection, beginning with If This Is a Man (1946).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Primo Levi
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If This Is a Man
Primo Levi's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
If This Is a Man (1946)
The Truce (1963)
The Wrench (1978)
The Search for Roots (1981)
If Not Now, When? (1982)
The Drowned and the Saved (1986)
L'asimmetria E La Vita (2002)
Iron Potassium Nickel (2005)
Report on the Sanitary and Medical Organization of the Monowitz Concentration Camp for Jews (Auschwitz - Upper Silesia) (2006)
Novellas in order
Ad Ora Incerta (1984)
Short story collections in order
The Periodic Table (1975)
Lilit E Altri Racconti (1981)
The Mirror Maker (1997)
A Tranquil Star (2007)
Non-fiction in order
The Reawakening (1963)
Dialogo (1984)
Other People's Trades (1985)
Conversations with Primo Levi (1989)
The Voice of Memory: Interviews, 1961–1987 (1997)
Poetry in order
Collected Poems (1988)
Film and TV adaptations
- The Truce (1997)Film · from The Truce
About Primo Levi
Primo Michele Levi was a Jewish Italian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor and writer. He was the author of several books, collections of short stories, essays, poems and one novel. His best-known works include: If This Is a Man, his account of the year he spent as a prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland; and The Periodic Table (1975), a collection of mostly autobiographical short stories, each named after a chemical element which plays a role in each story, which the Royal Institution named the best science book ever written.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Primo Levi FAQ
- How many books has Primo Levi written?
- Primo Levi published 9 novels, 1 novella, 4 short story collections, 5 non-fiction books and 1 poetry collection that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Primo Levi's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with If This Is a Man.
- What is Primo Levi's last book?
- Conversations with Primo Levi (1989).
- What is Primo Levi's most famous book?
- If This Is a Man (1946) is Primo Levi's most widely read book.
- Does Primo Levi write under a pen name?
- Yes: Primo Levi has also published as Damiano Malabaila.
- Which Primo Levi books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including The Truce (film, 1997).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.