Italo Svevo

Italo Svevo (1861–1928) was the pen name of Aron Hector Schmitz, an Italian novelist and businessman from Trieste who is now considered one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. He was championed by James Joyce, who recognised his genius before the wider world did. Zeno's Conscience is Svevo's masterpiece — a comic, psychologically brilliant novel presented as the memoirs of Zeno Cosini, written at the suggestion of his psychoanalyst. The novel explores self-deception, memory, desire, and the human capacity for rationalising absolutely anything, all with devastating wit and insight. Svevo's audiobooks and books bring this modernist masterpiece to new listeners and readers. Zeno's Conscience appeals to fans of literary fiction, European modernism, and anyone who appreciates novels that are both piercingly intelligent and genuinely funny.