Year: 1988 Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, (December 22, 1988). SIEC No: 19890623

Commentary written by William Styron (author of “Sophie’s Choice”) on the suicide of Primo Levi – Auschwitz Concentration/Extermination Camp survivor. A plea to society not to blame Levi morally for the manner in which he took his life. Also included is a small description of the author’s encounter with depression and his equating the experience with Primo’s life.