"I immersed myself in
The Periodic Table gladly and gratefully. There is nothing superfluous here, everything this book contains is essential. It is wonderful pure, and beautifully translated...I was deeply impressed." -Saul Bellow
"The best introduction to the psychological world of one of the most important and gifted writers of our time."-Italo Calvino
"A work of healing, of tranquil, even buoyant imagination." -
The New York Times Book Review "Brilliant, grave and oddly sunny; certainly a masterpiece." -
Los Angeles Times "Every chapter is full of surprises, insights, high humor, and language that often rises to poetry." -
The New Yorker "One of the most important Italian writers." -Umberto Eco
