Long hailed as a seminal work of modernism in the tradition of Joyce and Kafkaand now available in a supple new English translation Italo Svevos charmingand spl... » 

Long hailed as a seminal work of modernism in the tradition of Joyce and Kafkaand now available in a supple new English translation Italo Svevos charmingand splendidly idiosyncratic novel conducts readers deep into one hilariouslyhyperactive and endlessly selfdeluding mind.The mind in question belongs to Zeno Cosini a neurotic Italian businessman whois writing his confessions at the behest of his psychiatrist. Here are Zenosinterminable attempts to quit smoking his courtship of the beautiful yetunresponsive Ada his unexpected and unexpectedly happy marriage to Adashomely sister Augusta and his affair with a shrillvoiced aspiring singer.Relating these misadventures with wry wit and perspicacity at once unblinkingand compassionate Zenos Conscience is a miracle of psychological realism. «