The Periodic Table (short story collection)

The Periodic Table
First edition
AuthorPrimo Levi
Original titleIl sistema periodico
TranslatorRaymond Rosenthal
Cover artistM. C. Escher
LanguageItalian
GenreShort stories
PublisherEinaudi (Italian)
Schocken Books (English)
Publication date
1975
Publication placeItaly
Published in English
1984
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages233
ISBN0-8052-3929-4
OCLC16468959
The elements that are titles of the stories.

The Periodic Table (Italian: Il sistema periodico) is a 1975 short story collection by Primo Levi, named after the periodic table in chemistry. In 2006, the Royal Institution of Great Britain named it the best science book ever.[1]

  1. ^ Randerson, James (21 October 2006). "Levi's memoir beats Darwin to win science book title". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 March 2017.