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'I am sure a cigarette has a more poignant flavour when it is the last'

A neurotic Italian businessman obsessed by his own hypochondria, Zeno Cosini recounts his early years to his psychoanalyst Dr S as a form of therapy. With a cigarette clutched permanently between his fingers, he explores the important themes of his life: his love of smoking, his relationship with his parents, his marriage. Structured as a series of conversations with his psychoanalyst, Zeno was an innovation in its time, and remains a curious and intriguing delight.

Michael Hoffman places Confessions of Zeno in its European context in his sparkling introduction.

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    A Paperback / softback by Italo Svevo, Beryl de Zoete

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      Publisher: Quercus Publishing
      Publication Date: 23/08/2018
      ISBN13: 9781787474178, 978-1787474178
      ISBN10: 1787474178
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      'I am sure a cigarette has a more poignant flavour when it is the last'

      A neurotic Italian businessman obsessed by his own hypochondria, Zeno Cosini recounts his early years to his psychoanalyst Dr S as a form of therapy. With a cigarette clutched permanently between his fingers, he explores the important themes of his life: his love of smoking, his relationship with his parents, his marriage. Structured as a series of conversations with his psychoanalyst, Zeno was an innovation in its time, and remains a curious and intriguing delight.

      Michael Hoffman places Confessions of Zeno in its European context in his sparkling introduction.

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