A highly acclaimed scientific book that explores the periodic table as a means to reflect on life, love and the human experience, recommended for chemistry enthusiasts and anyone curious about the world around them.

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'A book it is necessary to read' - Saul Bellow. In these haunting reflections, Primo Levi, a chemist by training, takes the elements of the periodic table as his starting point and inspiration. Written with understated eleoquence and shot through with deep humanity, Levi ranges from young love to political savagery in this, one of his most famous works.

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