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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  This title in other editionsA Life
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The story of the frustrated existence of Alfonso, a bank clerk who wants to be a poet and seems to be falling in love with Annetta, the daughter of his boss. But the emptiness of both his attempts at writing and at love lead to an ironic and painful conclusion. Italo Svevowas born Hector Schmitzin Trieste in 1861 and educated in Bavaria. As a young man he worked in a bank. In 1892 he published A Life at his own expense and followed it in 1896 with As a Man Grows Older. His friend, James Joyce, was eventually able to use his influence to make Svevo known in Europe but Svevo was killed in a car accident in 1928 before he could enjoy his fame. Synopsis:'A Life' is a gruelling telling of the frustrated existence of a bank clerk with a poetic soul. The artistic aspirations of the protagonist and the emptiness of his daily life become tragic in the great divide between what he wants and what he actually has and gets. About the AuthorThe author of 'Senility'and 'Confessions of Zeno', Italo Svevo (pseudonym for Hector Schmutz) was a friend of James Joyce. He died tragically in a car accident in 1928. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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