{"product_id":"the-periodic-table-primo-levi-paperback","title":"The Periodic Table -- Primo Levi, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIn this literary masterpiece, one of the twentieth century's most significant writers reflects on his life before and after the Holocaust, merging the scientific and the humane into a profound \"work of healing\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) - Fiftieth anniversary edition, with a new introduction by Rivka Galchen\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a youth, Primo Levi became fascinated by the laboratory, a site where the mysteries of the material world are unlocked and substances reveal their deepest truths. In this graceful, vital book--originally published in Italian in 1975--his passion for chemistry spans his extraordinary life story, with each chapter's theme anchored in a different element of the periodic table. Beginning with his childhood in Italy's Piedmontese Jewish community, Levi narrates his years as a student and fledgling scientist, before the descent of World War II, when he fought as an anti-fascist partisan until his arrest and transportation to Auschwitz. After surviving captivity, he returned to his work as a chemist and as a writer, striving in both realms to transmute matter into meaning. An artistic masterpiece of the highest order, \u003ci\u003eThe Periodic Table\u003c\/i\u003e champions the power of friendship and curiosity to transcend times of tyranny and testifies to the fundamental interconnectedness of all the stuff of the universe--including us.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Primo Levi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schocken Books Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/4\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.01\" H x 5.18\" L x 0.62\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780805210415\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50576255844656,"sku":"9780805210415","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780805210415_eb997e6a-3033-4a42-afdb-16a7584bbe8d.jpg?v=1775167627","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/the-periodic-table-primo-levi-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}