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Long hailed as a seminal work of modernism in the tradition of Joyce and Kafka, and now available in a supple new English translation, Italo Svevo's charming and splendidly idiosyncratic novel conducts readers deep into one hilariously hyperactive and endlessly self-deluding mind. The mind in question belongs to Zeno Cosini, a neurotic Italian businessman who is writing his confessions at the behest of his psychiatrist. Here are Zeno's interminable attempts to quit smoking, his courtship of the beautiful yet unresponsive Ada, his unexpected--and unexpectedly happy--marriage to Ada's homely sister Augusta, and his affair with a shrill-voiced aspiring singer. Relating these misadventures with wry wit and a perspicacity at once unblinking and compassionate, Zeno's Conscience __ is a miracle of psychological realism.
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Zeno, a middle-aged resdent of Trieste, writes his memoirs at the suggestion of his doctor.
Long hailed as a seminal work of modernism in the tradition of Joyce and Kafka, and now available in a supple new English translation, Italo Svevos charming and splendidly idiosyncratic novel conducts readers deep into one hilariously hyperactive and endlessly self-deluding mind. The mind in questio
### βSvevoβs masterpiece . . . [in] a fresh translation by the dean of Italian literary translators.β β_Los Angeles Times_ βAn excellent new rendering [of a] marvellous and original book.ββJames Wood, _London Review of Books_ βA masterpiece, a novel overflowing with human truth in all its murkines
{ NOV 2021 - Verified ebook for complete book description, cover, table of contents, separation of book (front/ back matter, parts, and chapters), and epub format error checking. } Paperback, 437 pages Published: 1923 Edition: Vintage Books (2003) Greatest Books (amalgamated list of best books)
1923 Traduit de lβitalien par Paul-Henri Michel Β«La Conscience de ZenoΒ» est le roman d'une vie. Non pas un journal intime, mais une confession. La confession tardive d'un homme Γ’gΓ©, Zeno Cosini, paisible rentier de la Trieste austro-hongroise de la fin du XIXe siΓ¨cle qui s'interroge sur sa vie, ses
1923 Traduit de lβitalien par Paul-Henri Michel Β«La Conscience de ZenoΒ» est le roman d'une vie. Non pas un journal intime, mais une confession. La confession tardive d'un homme Γ’gΓ©, Zeno Cosini, paisible rentier de la Trieste austro-hongroise de la fin du XIXe siΓ¨cle qui s'interroge sur sa vie, ses