The Periodic Table di Primo Levi è una raccolta di racconti brevi che intrecciano elegantemente le esperienze dell'autore nell'Italia fascista, e in seguito ad Auschwitz, con la sua passione per la conoscenza e la scoperta scientifica. Questa edizione Penguin Modern Classics è tradotta da Raymond Rosenthal con un saggio su Primo Levi di Philip Roth. Chimico di formazione, Primo Levi divenne uno dei testimoni supremi delle atrocità del ventesimo secolo. In queste inquietanti riflessioni ispirate agli elementi della tavola periodica, spazia dall'amore giovanile alla ferocia politica; dal gas inerte argon - e parenti 'inerti' come lo zio che rimase a letto per ventidue anni - al carbonio vivificante. 'Iron' rende omaggio all'eroe della resistenza scalatore che mise il ferro nell'anima studentesca di Levi, 'Cerium' ricorda gli accendini improvvisati che gli salvarono la vita ad Auschwitz, mentre 'Vanadium' descrive una misteriosa corrispondenza postbellica con l'uomo che era stato il suo 'capo' lì. Nel suo saggio, Philip Roth riproduce una conversazione con Primo Levi, approfondendo il processo della tecnica autoriale di Levi, il suo senso di identità e distinzione e la relazione tra scienza, scrittura e sopravvivenza. Primo Levi (1919-87), ebreo italiano, non attirò l'attenzione del pubblico di lettori di lingua inglese fino agli ultimi anni della sua vita. Sopravvissuto all'Olocausto e alla prigionia ad Auschwitz, Levi è considerato una delle voci più convincenti del secolo e Il sistema periodico è il suo libro più famoso. Levi è l'autore di Moments of Reprieve e Se non ora, quando?, disponibili anche in Penguin Modern Classics. Philip Roth è l'autore di Nemesis e Il complotto contro l'America e vincitore sia del premio Pulitzer che del premio Man Booker International. Se ti è piaciuto Il sistema periodico, potresti apprezzare Se non ora, quando? di Levi. , disponibile anche in Penguin Modern Classics. 'Un libro che è necessario leggere' Saul Bellow, autore di Herzog 'Uno degli scrittori più raffinati dell'Italia del dopoguerra' The Times.
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Primo Levi (1919-1987), an Italian Jew, did not come to the wide attention of the English-reading audience until the last years of his life. A survivor of the Holocaust and imprisonment in Auschwitz, Levi is considered to be one of the century's most compelling voices, and THE PERIODIC TABLE is his most famous book. Levi is also the author of the forthcoming Modern Classics: MOMENTS OF REPRIEVE and IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Primo Levi's The Periodic Table is a collection of short stories that elegantly interlace the author's experiences in Fascist Italy, and later in Auschwitz, with his passion for scientific knowledge and discovery. This Penguin Modern Classics edition of is translated by Raymond Rosenthal with an essay on Primo Levi by Philip Roth. A chemist by training, Primo Levi became one of the supreme witnesses to twentieth-century atrocity. In these haunting reflections inspired by the elements of the periodic table, he 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. In his essay, Philip Roth reproduces a conversation with Primo Levi, delving into the process of Levi's authorial technique, his sense of identity and distinctiveness and the relationship between science, writing and survival. Primo Levi (1919-87), an Italian Jew, did not come to the wide attention of the English-reading audience until the last years of his life. A survivor of the Holocaust and imprisonment in Auschwitz, Levi is considered to be one of the century's most compelling voices, and The Periodic Table is his most famous book. Levi is the author of Moments of Reprieve and If Not Now, When?, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. Philip Roth is the author of Nemesis and The Plot Against America, and winner of the both the Pulitzer prize, and the Man Booker International prize. If you enjoyed The Periodic Table, you might like Levi's If Not Now, When?, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. 'A book it is necessary to read' Saul Bellow, author of Herzog 'One of the finest writers in post-war Italy' The Times. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR001041150
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Primo Levi's The Periodic Table is a collection of short stories that elegantly interlace the author's experiences in Fascist Italy, and later in Auschwitz, with his passion for scientific knowledge and discovery. This Penguin Modern Classics edition of is translated by Raymond Rosenthal with an essay on Primo Levi by Philip Roth.A chemist by training, Primo Levi became one of the supreme witnesses to twentieth-century atrocity. In these haunting reflections inspired by the elements of the periodic table, he 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. In his essay, Philip Roth reproduces a conversation with Primo Levi, delving into the process of Levi's authorial technique, his sense of identity and distinctiveness and the relationship between science, writing and survival.Primo Levi (1919-87), an Italian Jew, did not come to the wide attention of the English-reading audience until the last years of his life. A survivor of the Holocaust and imprisonment in Auschwitz, Levi is considered to be one of the century's most compelling voices, and The Periodic Table is his most famous book. Levi is the author of Moments of Reprieve and If Not Now, When?, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.Philip Roth is the author of Nemesis and The Plot Against America, and winner of the both the Pulitzer prize, and the Man Booker International prize. If you enjoyed The Periodic Table, you might like Levi's If Not Now, When?, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'A book it is necessary to read'Saul Bellow, author of Herzog'One of the finest writers in post-war Italy'The Times. Codice articolo LU-9780141185149
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