Italo Svevo

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Italian novelist, dramatist, and short story writer.
Born: December 19, 1861 — Died: September 13, 1928

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Author's real name was: Ettore Schmitz

blurb
His first two novels, A Life and As a Man Growns Older, were commerical duds and turned him off of writing for quite some time: twenty-five years. At age 62, with The Confessions of Zeno (the last of his novels to be self-published), he finally broke in to the field. The novel, dealing with the self-revelations of a nicotine addict, is considered one of the greatest examples of European experimental modernist writing. Svevo was killed in an automobile accident. Further Confessions of Zeno (1969) appeared posthumously, as did The Nice Old Man and the Pretty Girl, and Short Sentimental Journey and Other Stories.

known for
Experimental, introspective, psychological fiction.

books
A Life
As a Man Grows Older
The Confessions of Zeno
Further Confessions of Zeno
The Nice Old Man and the Pretty Girl
Short Sentimental Journey and Other Stories