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The Search for Roots : A Personal Anthology

Levi, PrimoForbes, Peter(Translated by)
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This is the last complete book published during Levi's lifetime to be translated into English and offers one final look into the mind of one of the most compelling and tragic witnesses of the twentieth century.

In THE SEARCH FOR ROOTS, Levi has selected the thirty pieces of prose and poetry most important to him.

In doing so, he considers how many of our 'roots' come from the books we've read, and reveals a great deal about both his own tastes and his intellectual preoccupations.

Levi's many fans will be fascinated by the pieces he has chosen - with authors selected ranging from Homer, Swift and Melville to Darwin, Marco Polo and a scientist on Black Holes.

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Product Details
Penguin Books Ltd
0141185554 / 9780141185552
Paperback
808.8
27/06/2002
United Kingdom
English
xvi, 233 p. : ill.
20 cm
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Reprint. This translation originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2001.