The search for roots
Subtitle: a personal anthology
By: Primo Levi ; translated and with an introduction by Peter Forbes.
Contributors: Levi, Primo.; Forbes, Peter, 1947-
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
Subjects: Anthologies.
Description: "The Search for Roots is an anthology of writings that Primo Levi considered to be essential reading. Beginning with the Book of Job, that drama of the just oppressed by injustice, these thirty pieces, with introductions by Levi, reflect his profound knowledge of science and deep passion for literature, and his survival of Auschwitz, making it a collection that is both universal and poignantly autobiographical.

The book demonstrates the breadth of Levi's interests and sympathies, from miniature science-fiction narratives to poetry and technical papers. The title suggests a rather strenuous endeavor, but everything here is marked by a quiet authority."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-231) and index.
"Originally published in Italian as La ricerca delle radici by Giulio Einaudi Editore, 1981"--T.p. verso.
"This translation first published in Great Britain by Allen Lane The Penguin Press, 2001"--T.p. verso.