Other People's Trades Author:Primo Levi, Raymond Rosenthal (Translator) Here are 43 brief, elegant essays by Primo Levi on subjects that aroused and amused him: birds, insects, frogs, parasites, pain, sidewalks, Rabelais, imaginary animals, the fear of snakes, qualities common to chess and poetry, children's games, using a word processor for the first time, going back to school at 60, uncertainty about the futur... more »e, psychological exams, the language of chemists, obscure writing (German poets Trakl and Celan, both of whom committed suicide). These witty, charming pieces confirm Levi's position as one of the most gifted writers of our time.« less