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The Periodic Table

By: Primo Levi
Narrated by: Neville Jason
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The Periodic Table by Primo Levi is an impassioned response to the Holocaust: Consisting of 21 short stories, each possessing the name of a chemical element, the collection tells of the author's experiences as a Jewish-Italian chemist before, during, and after Auschwitz in luminous, clear, and unfailingly beautiful prose. It has been named the best science book ever by the Royal Institution of Great Britain and is considered to be Levi's crowning achievement.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©1898 1975, 1982, 1994 & 2014 Giulio Einaudi editore s.p.a., Torino; Translation © Schocken Books, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC (P)2015 Naxos AudioBooks Nonfiction Essays
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Brilliant Writing • Engaging Stories • Beautiful Voice • Profound Humanity • Enlightening Content • Intelligent Prose

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the most amazing science book ever written- by one of the most amazing individuals to ever live

inspiring and fascinating

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Listening to this series of stories which I had read many years before I was struck by the extraordinary humanity and compassion of this unique man. How it v was possible to have survived Auschwitz and still maintain a balanced and objective view of life is beyond me. In his place I would have spent my remaining years focused on retribution and vengeance. A rare human being. The narration by Neville Jason is in sync with the unfolding accounts, convincing and in some cases deeply moving.

David Evan Glasser

Profoundly moving

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I have been mean to read this for years. I wish I had do so sooner. Such a beautiful and smart book.

A beautiful, wonderfully crafted and thoughtful gem

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Learned a little about chemistry, a lot about storytelling. I’d recommend to anyone who can handle WE2.

Facile narrative style

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The beginning was a little confusing, as I didn't know what to expect, but after powering through, was totally captivated by each element's "story". The narrator reminds me if David Attenborough; LOVED him. Tongue-in-cheek humkr is delightful!

VERY interesting format for stories

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