A Tranquil Star: Stories by Primo Levi

A Tranquil Star: Stories

Primo Levi with Alessandra Bastagli (Translator), Ann Goldstein (Translator)

164 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
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Description

These seventeen stories, first published in Italian between 1949 and 1986, demonstrate Levi's extraordinary range, taking the reader from the primal resistance of a captured partisan fighter to a middle-aged chemist experimenting with a new paint ...

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Community Reviews

3.83
based on 88 reviews

Moods

reflective: 71%

funny: 42%

challenging: 28%

dark: 28%

adventurous: 14%

emotional: 14%

lighthearted: 14%

mysterious: 14%

tense: 14%


Pace

42% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
14% of readers chose Character
28% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
N/A

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

57% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose No
28% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

33% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
50% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

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