The Periodic Table

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ISBN: 9780241956816

Products specifications

Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	Levi, Primo
Pub Date	05/04/2012
Binding	Paperback
Pages	208

Publisher: HAMISH HAMILTON

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Assesses author's life in terms of the chemical elements. This title reflects on the difficult course of his life from his birth into an Italian Jewish family through his training as a chemist, to the pain and darkness of the Holocaust and its aftermath.

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'So it happens, therefore, that every element says something to someone'

Inspired by the rhythms of the Periodic Table, Primo Levi assesses his life in terms of the chemical elements he associates with his past. From his birth into an Italian Jewish family through his training as a chemist, to the pain and darkness of the Holocaust and its aftermath, Levi reflects on the difficult course of his life in this heartfelt and deeply moving book.