just a note to confirm that I sent you today, by registered mail, your essayon Befangenheit, as you wished. I must humbly admit to you that I had a lot of difficulty reading it, for three[1] reasons: 1), I have no knowledge of the German terminology for philosophy and psychology, and it is very badly translated in ordinary glossaries; 2) my knowledge of the subject itself is quite limited, so I am afraid that I would understand your essay very little even if it were written in Italian; 3) my time is very limited right now, for a reason that may interest you: I am planning a film based on The Truce.[2] Despite all this, it would be very nice of you to send me the âSonderdruckâ as soon as possible: the subject interests me so much that I am determined to see it through. If necessary, I will get help from âSachverstĂ€ndigeâ friends. Thank you, and best wishes for your tour of Switzerland.
just a note to confirm that I sent you today, by registered mail, your essayon Befangenheit, as you wished. I must humbly admit to you that I had a lot of difficulty reading it, for three[1] reasons: 1), I have no knowledge of the German terminology for philosophy and psychology, and it is very badly translated in ordinary glossaries; 2) my knowledge of the subject itself is quite limited, so I am afraid that I would understand your essay very little even if it were written in Italian; 3) my time is very limited right now, for a reason that may interest you: I am planning a film based on The Truce.[2] Despite all this, it would be very nice of you to send me the âSonderdruckâ as soon as possible: the subject interests me so much that I am determined to see it through. If necessary, I will get help from âSachverstĂ€ndigeâ friends. Thank you, and best wishes for your tour of Switzerland.
Yours as ever
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Sender: Primo Levi
Addressee: Herbert PlĂŒggeÂ
Date of Drafting: 1967-01-28
Place of Writing: Turin
Description:copy of typewritten letter on onionskin paper (f. 204) (220x140mm) with registered mail receipt (f. 205) attached with adhesive tape (mm98x40).
Archive: Archivio privato di Primo Levi, Turin
Series: Complesso di fondi Primo Levi, Fondo Primo Levi, Corrispondenze, Corrispondenti particolari, Fasc.020, sottofasc. 001, doc.072, ff.204 (lettera), 205 (ricevuta di raccomandata).
Folio: 1, front only
DOI:
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âtroisâ replaces âdeux,â which is crossed out by typewriter.
2The movie was supposed to be directed by Mario Monicelli but it was never made. During those same years, Levi spoke about the project with other correspondents (cf. Fröhlich letter 087 and P. Levi, Il carteggio con Heinz Riedt, p. 238). Regarding the film project, see the relative Box.