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Other People's Trades (Abacus Books)

Other People's Trades (Abacus Books)

by Primo Levi (Author), Raymond Rosenthal (Translator)

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    Paperback 1990

    $11.85
Synopsis

OTHER PEOPLE'S TRADES contains 43 essays originally written for newspaper publication. They are, in the author's words, 'the fruit of my roaming about as a curious dilettante for more than a decade ...invasions of the field, incursions into other people's hunting preserves, forays into the boundless territories of zoology, astronomy and linguistics' 'There is no contest. The noblest book of the year' Anita Brookner, SPECTATOR 'Read an essay or two every few days; it'll be like meeting him in a Turin cafe, hearing him talk of wonderful, funny and horrible things in his gentle, dry voce, with all the virtues of his chemist's training - 'humility, patience and method', a wonderful nose and eye, and a steady hand' NEW STATESMAN & SOCIETY 'Everything Primo Levi has ever written is well worth reading, and this collection is no exception' THE TIMES 'There is no contest. The noblest book of the year' SPECTATOR

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Abacus
Published: 01 Nov 1990
ISBN 10: 034910185X
ISBN 13: 9780349101859
Book Overview: An auto-biographical collection of essays exploring some of the subjects that fascinated Levi, from long lost summers with imaginary creatures to returning to school at sixty.

Media Reviews
One of the most interesting books I have ever read - by a great and good writer OBSERVER There is no contest. The noblest book of the year Anita Brookner, SPECTATOR There is nothing heavy or preachy about these delightful essays, but taken together they add up to a memorable portrait of what a human being is or ought to be SUNDAY TELEGRAPH A book to return to in the anticipation of pleasure of a bracing intellectual kind TLS
Author Bio
Primo Levi was born in Turin in 1919. After his return to Italy after the war, he continued to work as a chemist until his retirement in 1975. He died in 1987.