The 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 formatie, autorul a devenit unul dintre martorii atrocitatilor secolului XX. In aceste reflectii tulburatoare, inspirate de elementele tabelului periodic, el exploreaza subiecte de la iubiri tineresti la salbaticie politica; de la gazul inert argon - si rude ,,inerte" precum unchiul care a stat in pat timp de douazeci si doi de ani - pana la carbonul datator de viata.