In this tragicomic study of deception and disappointment, Italo Svevo – who himself was an undiscovered writer until his old age – parodies elements of his own life and offers an insightful psychological portrait of a person who has lost touch with reality.
Born in Trieste in 1861, Italo Svevo worked for a family paint business for most of his life and was unknown as a writer until the 1923 publication – thanks in part to the efforts of James Joyce – of Zeno’s Conscience, which is now considered a classic of Italian fiction.
…a wonderful comedy where the resourcefulness of the vain and
creative mind is aided by a variety of unlikely circumstances in
its desperate effort to reconstruct self-esteem and serenity
*Tim Parks*
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