Periodic Table

A chemist by training, the author became one of the witnesses to twentieth-century atrocity. In these haunting reflections inspired by the elements of the periodic table, he ranges from young love to political savagery; from the inert gas argon - and 'inert' relatives like the uncle who stayed in bed for twenty-two years - to life-giving carbon.

Chimist de pregatire, autorul a devenit unul dintre martorii atrocitatilor din secolul al XX-lea. In aceste reflectii bantuitoare inspirate de elementele tabelului periodic, el variaza de la dragostea tanara la salbaticia politica; de la gazul inert argon - si rudele ,,inerte" precum unchiul care a stat in pat douazeci si doi de ani - pana la carbonul datator de viata.