Description: The Periodic Table by Primo Levi Assesses authors 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description So it happens, therefore, that every element says something to someoneInspired 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. Notes 2 classic memoirs, these are 2 of the launch titles for the new Penguin series of classic works. They now feature newly commissioned jacket art to attract a new readership. Author Biography In 1919, Primo Levi was born into a Jewish family in Turin, Italy, in 1919. Despite the anti-Semitic laws introduced to Italy by Mussolinis government, he was able to complete his degree in Chemistry at Turin University in 1941. When the Germans invaded northern Italy in 1943, Levi escaped to the mountains to join a group of anti-fascist partisans but was soon captured and eventually deported to Auschwitz. He was liberated in January 1945. After the war he resumed his career as a chemist, retiring only in 1975. His graphic account of his time in Auschwitz, If This is a Man, was published in 1947. Levi went on to write many other books, including The Wrench, If Not Now, When? and The Periodic Table, emerging not only as one of the most profound and haunting commentators on the Holocaust, but as a great writer on many twentieth-century themes, especially science. Primo Levi committed suicide on 11 April 1987. Review A book it is necessary to read -- Saul BellowWonderfully daring . . . Its extraordinary shifts of tone, from learned scientific treatise to epic war narrative, reflect Levis eclectic reading and mesmeric story-telling gifts -- Ian Thomson * Guardian * Promotional So it happens, therefore, that every element says something to someone Review Text A book it is necessary to read Review Quote A book it is necessary to read Promotional "Headline" So it happens, therefore, that every element says something to someone Details ISBN0241956811 Author Primo Levi Year 2012 ISBN-10 0241956811 ISBN-13 9780241956816 Media Book Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Series Penguin Essentials Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1919 Death 1987 Language English Short Title PERIODIC TABLE Audience Age 14-18 Residence IT Translated from Italian Pages 208 Publication Date 2012-04-05 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2012-04-05 DEWEY 853.914 Audience General NZ Release Date 2012-06-11 AU Release Date 2012-06-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:41081635;
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