num_pages: 208
description: 'A book it is necessary to read' - Saul Bellow. In these haunting reflections, Primo Levi, a chemist by training, takes the elements of the periodic table as his starting point and inspiration. Written with understated eleoquence and shot through with deep humanity, Levi ranges from young love to political savagery in this, one of his most famous works.
language: English
title: The Periodic Table
titlecomplete: The Periodic Table
characters: Primo Levi
genres: Short Stories, Biography, Science, Chemistry, Italian Literature, Italy, Classics, Nonfiction, History, Memoir
ratings_count: 16294
places: Turin
publisher: Penguin Group(CA)