A centaur in Auschwitz : reflections on Primo Levi's thinking / Massimo Giuliani.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-105) and index.

Introduction : Primo Levi in America -- An intellectual autobiography : the Periodic table as the gateway to understanding Primo Levi -- Reactions : Primo Levi's chemistry and his fascist education -- "I Am a Centaur" : Primo Levi's self-portrait -- Number 174517 : understanding and the conflict of virtue -- "More by chance than by virtue" : the role of luck in Levi's Weltanschauung -- The star of salvation : the meaning of 'Being saved' -- Levi's cultural judaism : a religion of conscience and freedom -- "Consider that this has been" : Primo Levi as a poet -- In the ocean of literature : the naturalistic-encyclopedic style of Levi's narrative -- Conclusion : outside of the circle.