The Periodic Table (short story collection)
First edition | |
| Author | Primo Levi |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il sistema periodico |
| Translator | Raymond Rosenthal |
| Cover artist | M. C. Escher |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Publisher | Einaudi (Italian) Schocken Books (English) |
Publication date | 1975 |
| Publication place | Italy |
Published in English | 1984 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 233 |
| ISBN | 0-8052-3929-4 |
| OCLC | 16468959 |
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.