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A Life

By Italo Svevo
Translated by Archibald Colquhoun

By Italo Svevo
Translated by Archibald Colquhoun

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Part of Pushkin Blues

Category: Fiction

Ebook $7.99

Nov 28, 2006 | ISBN 9781908968777

A Life by Italo Svevo
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Nov 28, 2006 | ISBN 9781908968777

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About A Life

A Life is the gruelling tale 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. Alfonso the bank clerk wants to be a poet and seems to be falling in love with Annetta, the vain and arrogant daughter of his boss. But the emptiness of both his attempts at writing and at love lead to an ironic and painful conclusion.

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Category: Fiction

Ebook | $7.99
Published by Pushkin Press
Nov 28, 2006 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9781908968777

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Praise

“Svevo is perhaps the most significant Italian modernist novelist.” – Times Literary Supplement

“If you have never read Svevo, do as soon as you can. He is beautiful and important.” – New Statesman

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