Italo Svevo
Italo Svevo (1861-1928) lived most of his life in Trieste, now part of Italy, but then a port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Zeno's Conscience is his greatest work, seen by James Joyce as one of the century's handful of masterpieces. His other novels include As a Man Grows Older and A Life .
Italo Svevo (1861-1928) lived most of his life in Trieste, now part of Italy, but then a port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Zeno's Conscience is his greatest work, seen by James Joyce as one of the century's handful of masterpieces. His other novels include As a Man Grows Older and A Life . See less
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Zeno's Conscience
A Great Novel Of Trieste
The philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah's recent book "The Lies that Bind: Rethinking Identity" led me to Italo Svevo's modernist novel of 1923, "Zeno's Conscience". Appiah's book examines various ... Read More
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Zeno's Conscience
My Favorite Book
by Brereton, Apr 27, 2007
How often does a book make you fall in love with the central character and then in a few short paragraphs cause you to completely reassess him, and love him even more? Zeno's Conscience is an ... Read More
