Italo Svevo
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| - | '''Aron Ettore Schmitz''' ([[December 19]], [[1861]] – [[September 13]] [[1928]]), better known by the pseudonym '''Italo Svevo''', was an [[Italy|Italian]] businessman and [[author]] of [[novel]]s such as ''[[Confessions of Zeno]]''. He was a lifelong friend of [[James Joyce]] since 1907. | + | '''Italo Svevo''' (1861 – 1928) was an [[Italian]] businessman and [[author]] of [[novel]]s such as ''[[Confessions of Zeno]]''. |
| + | == Selected works == | ||
| + | '''Novels''' | ||
| + | *''[[Una Vita]]'' (1892). ''A Life'', trans. [[Archibald Colquhoun (translator)|Archibald Colquhoun]] (1963). | ||
| + | * ''[[Senilità]]'' (1898). ''As a Man Grows Older'', trans. [[Beryl de Zoete]] (1932); later as ''Emilio's Carnival'', trans. Beth Archer Brombert (2001). | ||
| + | * ''[[La Coscienza di Zeno]]'' (1923). ''Confessions of Zeno'', trans. Beryl de Zoete (1930); later as ''Zeno's Conscience'', trans. [[William Weaver]] (2003). | ||
| + | '''Novellas''' | ||
| + | *''La novella del buon vecchio e della bella fanciulla'' (1926). ''The Nice Old Man and the Pretty Girl.'' | ||
| + | *''Una burla riuscita'' (1926). ''A Perfect Hoax'', trans. J. G. Nichols (2003). | ||
| + | '''Short story collections''' | ||
| + | * ''La novella del buon vecchio e della bella fanciulla, e altre prose inedite e postume'' (1929, posthumous). ''The Nice Old Man and the Pretty Girl and Other Stories'', trans. L. Collison-Morley (1930). | ||
| + | *''Corto viaggio sentimentale e altri racconti inediti'' (1949, posthumous). ''Short Sentimental Journey and Other Stories'', trans. Beryl de Zoete, L. Collison-Morley and Ben Johnson (1967). | ||
| + | '''Other''' | ||
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| + | * ''Saggi e pagine sparse'' (1954, posthumous). ''Essays and Scattered Pages''. | ||
| + | * ''Commedie'' (1960, posthumous). Dramatic works. | ||
| + | * ''Lettere'' (1966, posthumous). Correspondence with [[Eugenio Montale]]. | ||
| + | *''Further Confessions of Zeno'' (1969, posthumous). Trans. Ben Johnson and P. N. Furbank. Fragments of a sequel to ''La coscienza di Zeno''. Includes: "The Old Old Man", "An Old Man's Confessions", "Umbertino", "A Contract", "This Indolence of Mine", and ''Regeneration: A Comedy in Three Acts''. | ||
| + | *''A Very Old Man: Stories'' (2022, posthumous). Trans. Frederika Randall. Includes: "The Contract", "The Confessions of a Very Old Man", "Umbertino", "My Leisure", and "Foreword". | ||
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Italo Svevo (1861 – 1928) was an Italian businessman and author of novels such as Confessions of Zeno.
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Selected works
Novels
- Una Vita (1892). A Life, trans. Archibald Colquhoun (1963).
- Senilità (1898). As a Man Grows Older, trans. Beryl de Zoete (1932); later as Emilio's Carnival, trans. Beth Archer Brombert (2001).
- La Coscienza di Zeno (1923). Confessions of Zeno, trans. Beryl de Zoete (1930); later as Zeno's Conscience, trans. William Weaver (2003).
Novellas
- La novella del buon vecchio e della bella fanciulla (1926). The Nice Old Man and the Pretty Girl.
- Una burla riuscita (1926). A Perfect Hoax, trans. J. G. Nichols (2003).
Short story collections
- La novella del buon vecchio e della bella fanciulla, e altre prose inedite e postume (1929, posthumous). The Nice Old Man and the Pretty Girl and Other Stories, trans. L. Collison-Morley (1930).
- Corto viaggio sentimentale e altri racconti inediti (1949, posthumous). Short Sentimental Journey and Other Stories, trans. Beryl de Zoete, L. Collison-Morley and Ben Johnson (1967).
Other
- Saggi e pagine sparse (1954, posthumous). Essays and Scattered Pages.
- Commedie (1960, posthumous). Dramatic works.
- Lettere (1966, posthumous). Correspondence with Eugenio Montale.
- Further Confessions of Zeno (1969, posthumous). Trans. Ben Johnson and P. N. Furbank. Fragments of a sequel to La coscienza di Zeno. Includes: "The Old Old Man", "An Old Man's Confessions", "Umbertino", "A Contract", "This Indolence of Mine", and Regeneration: A Comedy in Three Acts.
- A Very Old Man: Stories (2022, posthumous). Trans. Frederika Randall. Includes: "The Contract", "The Confessions of a Very Old Man", "Umbertino", "My Leisure", and "Foreword".
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