Emilio's Carnival

by Italo Svevo, Ettore Schmitz
Emilio's Carnival
published
October 1st 2001 by Yale University Press
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binding
Hardcover, 272 pages

isbn
0300090471   (isbn13: 9780300090475)

description
Italo Svevo's early novel Senilità (1898) remained unknown for many years until James Joyce encountered the novelist in Trieste and came to admire S...more





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Núria
10/12/07

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Italo Svevo es uno de mis escritores favoritos, a la altura de nombres como Dostoievski o Austen, ni más ni menos. La primera virtud de Svevo es su estilo, sencillo y de una perfección hipnótica, que a veces te obliga a volver atrás para releer pasajes. En cierto modo me recuerda al de Camus, porque, aunque suenan de lo más natural, los dos hacen lo que quieren con el lenguaje, sin que parezca nunca forzado y ni siquiera manipulado. Otra razón por amar a Svevo es que consigue construir tod...more
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Jessica
Another book I had to read for a class. I thought it was kinda boring until the last part. Then it got interesting.
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avg rating (all editions): 3.95 (43 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.00 (1 ratings)
number of reviews: 4







other editions

As a Man Grows Older (New York Review Books Classics)
Senilita (Paperback)
Senilità (Poche)