THE PERIODIC TABLE

'So it happens, therefore, that every element says something to someone' Inspired by the rhythms of the Periodic Table , Primo Levi assesses his life in terms of the chemical elements he associates with his past. From his birth into an Italian Jewish family through his training as a chemist, to the pain and darkness of the Holocaust and its aftermath, Levi reflects on the difficult course of his life in this heartfelt and deeply moving book.