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Primo, Iron

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May 13th 2010
A thought... In Primo Levi's, 'The Periodic Table', he recounts several of his own life stories as metaphors for the elements. This is particularly fitting given Levi's professional life as a chemist. The stories are separated and titled after elements; they are not chronological, and they are not grouped in any particular way. One story entitled, 'Iron', describes Levi's relationship with his ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more