Other People's Trades

First edition (Italian)

Other People's Trades (Italian: L'altrui mestiere) are fifty-one essays written by Primo Levi between 1969 and 1985.

These are, according to Levi, "the fruit of my roaming about as a curious dilettante for more than a decade." Mainly written for his regular column in La Stampa, the Turin daily newspaper], these essays range from book reviews, autobiographical snippets, homespun philosophy and scientific curiosities. Immensely readable, educational and informative, these essays demonstrate Levi's skill as a supreme communicator.

They were originally published by Einaudi in 1985. They were translated in English by Raymond Rosenthal and published by Summit Books in 1989.

Works by Primo Levi

Novels	The Wrench If Not Now, When?

Short story collections	The Sixth Day and Other Tales The Periodic Table The Search for Roots A Tranquil Star The Mirror Maker

Essay collections	Other People's Trades The Drowned and the Saved The Mirror Maker The Black Hole of Auschwitz

Poetry	The Search for Roots Collected Poems

Non-fiction	If This Is a Man The Truce Moments of Reprieve Auschwitz Report The Voice of Memory

Adaptations	Primo (film) The Truce (1997 film)

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