Confessions of Zeno
by Italo Svevo
Taste attributes: dramacomedypsychologicalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticglossyenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadssolving the riddle/not as it seemscomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA grounded novel that is inventive, contained and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Italo Svevo
- Published
- 1923
- Pages
- 433
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- Open Library
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