The periodic table

Levi, Primo (Author). Rosenthal, Raymond. (Added Author).

Summary: In these haunting reflections inspired by the elements of the periodic table, Levi ranges from young love to political savagery; from the inert gas "argon" - and 'inert' relatives like the uncle who stayed in bed for twenty-two years -- to life-giving "carbon". 'Iron' honours the mountain-climbing resistance hero who put iron in Levi's student soul, 'Cerium' recalls the improvised cigarette lighters which saved his life in Auschwitz, while 'Vanadium' describes an eerie post-war correspondence with the man who had been his 'boss' there. 1985.

Record details

ISBN: 9780805210415
Physical Description: print
233 p. ; 22 cm.
Publisher: New York : Schocken Books, 1984.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Translation of: Il sistema periodico.
Formatted Contents Note:	Argon -- Hydrogen -- Zinc -- Iron -- Potassium -- Nickel -- Lead -- Mercury -- Phosphorus -- Gold -- Cerium -- Chromium -- Sulfur -- Titanium -- Arsenic -- Nitrogen -- Tin -- Uranium -- Silver -- Vanadium -- Carbon.