A Life

Fiction & Literature, Psychological, Classics
Cover of the book A Life by Italo Svevo, Steerforth Press
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Author: Italo Svevo ISBN: 9781908968777
Publisher: Steerforth Press Publication: November 28, 2006
Imprint: Pushkin Press Language: English
Author: Italo Svevo
ISBN: 9781908968777
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Publication: November 28, 2006
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Language: English

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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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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