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The mirror maker : stories and essays / by Primo Levi ; translated from the Italian by Raymond Rosenthal

By:

Levi, Primo, (, 1919-1987)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Schocken Books , c1989.Edition: 1st American edDescription: xi, 176 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780805240764

Uniform titles:

Racconti e saggi . English

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

853.914 LEV

LOC classification:

PQ4872.E8 R313 1989

Summary: With the publication of The Periodic Table in 1984, Primo Levi became one of America's most beloved writers. This new collection of his stories and essays reveals the full imaginative range of this great Italian writer. Most of the stories are science fiction and fantasy, combining Levi's love for science with his keen perceptions of human nature. The essays, originally written for the Italian newspaper La Stampa, cover a broad range of his interests, from art and literature to politics and current affairs. Levi's quick wit and humanity shine through in these gemlike pieces. Book jacket.

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Translation of: Racconti e saggi.

With the publication of The Periodic Table in 1984, Primo Levi became one of America's most beloved writers. This new collection of his stories and essays reveals the full imaginative range of this great Italian writer. Most of the stories are science fiction and fantasy, combining Levi's love for science with his keen perceptions of human nature. The essays, originally written for the Italian newspaper La Stampa, cover a broad range of his interests, from art and literature to politics and current affairs. Levi's quick wit and humanity shine through in these gemlike pieces. Book jacket.

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