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The Periodic Table

by Primo Levi · 1975 · 233 pages

Siddhartha Mukherjee
Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Recommended by 1 Elite

Siddhartha Mukherjee

About This Book

A collection of twenty-one autobiographical short stories, each named after a chemical element that serves as a metaphor for the author's experiences. The narrative chronicles Levi's life as a Jewish-Italian chemist before, during, and after his survival of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Book Details

Published

1975

Pages

233

Language

it

ISBN

9780805210415

Awards & Recognition

Royal Institution: Best Science Book Ever (2006)Kenneth B. Smilen Fiction Award

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