Items related to A Life (Modern Classics)

Svevo, Italo A Life (Modern Classics) ISBN 13: 9780140060300

A Life (Modern Classics) - Softcover

 
9780140060300: A Life (Modern Classics)
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
Reprinted with a new cover in B format, 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.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:
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)
About the Author:
Italo Svevo was born in Trieste in 1861. His real name was Hector Schmitz. Educated mainly in Bavaria, he wrote in Italian, and as a young man had to work as a French and German correspondence clerk in a Trieste bank. He was not happy in the business world and at the age of thirty-one he wrote and published at his own expense, A Life. It was followed four years later by Senility, a novel of tortured eroticism. Both A Life and Senility were such failures that Svevo gave up writing for the next twenty years. During this time he became a good friend of James Joyce, who was also living in Trieste, and who was able to use his influence to make Svevo known in Europe. Svevo was just becoming recognised in Italy when he was killed in a car accident in 1928.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherPenguin Classics
  • Publication date1982
  • ISBN 10 0140060308
  • ISBN 13 9780140060300
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages304
  • Rating
Buy Used
Condition: Very Good
The book has been read, but is... Learn more about this copy

Shipping: £ 4.80
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Add to Basket

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9781782274131: A Life (Pushkin Blues)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9781782274131
Publisher: Pushkin Press, 2018
Softcover

  • 9781901285628: A Life

    Pushki..., 2006
    Softcover

  • 9780436508028: A Life: Vol 3 (The works of Italo Svevo, uniform edition)

    Martin..., 1963
    Hardcover

  • 9780140181869: A Life (Twentieth Century Classics S.)

    Pengui..., 1991
    Softcover

  • 9781901285352: A Life (Pushkin Collection)

    Pushki..., 2000
    Softcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Svevo, Italo
Published by PENGUIN BOOKS LTD (1982)
ISBN 10: 0140060308 ISBN 13: 9780140060300
Used Paperback Quantity: 2
Seller:
WorldofBooks
(Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005322197

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 5.20
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 4.80
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Svevo, Italo
Published by PENGUIN BOOKS LTD (1982)
ISBN 10: 0140060308 ISBN 13: 9780140060300
Used paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
HPB-Red
(Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description paperback. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_376290441

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 7.51
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 2.97
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Italo Svevo
Published by PENGUIN BOOKS LTD (1982)
ISBN 10: 0140060308 ISBN 13: 9780140060300
Used paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
SatelliteBooks
(Burlington, VT, U.S.A.)

Book Description paperback. Condition: Very Good. Softcover. Very Good condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. Previous bookstore sticker near lower edge of back cover. NOTE: Amazon has a photo of the wrong book. This is for A Life, not As a Man Grows Older. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire. Seller Inventory # 240118006

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 7.35
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.80
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Svevo, Italo
Published by Penguin, Harmondsworth (1982)
ISBN 10: 0140060308 ISBN 13: 9780140060300
Used Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Dreadnought Books
(Bristol, United Kingdom)

Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. Size: 12mo <7 3/4". 298 pp. Binding firm, spine slightly faded. Pages browned. Edges browned. Laminated covers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; 19th century; ISBN: 0140060308. ISBN/EAN: 9780140060300. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 47613. Seller Inventory # 47613

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 5
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 16
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Svevo, Italo (1861-1928)
Published by Harmondsworth : Penguin (1982)
ISBN 10: 0140060308 ISBN 13: 9780140060300
Used Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
MW Books
(New York, NY, U.S.A.)

Book Description Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 297 pages. Subjects; English literature; 20th century. English literature. English language. Biographies. Historical figures. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 352029

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 22.81
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Svevo, Italo (1861-1928)
Published by Harmondsworth : Penguin (1982)
ISBN 10: 0140060308 ISBN 13: 9780140060300
Used Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
MW Books Ltd.
(Galway, Ireland)

Book Description Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 297 pages. Subjects; English literature; 20th century. English literature. English language. Biographies. Historical figures. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 352029

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 13.20
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 11.10
From Ireland to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Svevo, Italo
Published by PENGUIN BOOKS LTD (1981)
ISBN 10: 0140060308 ISBN 13: 9780140060300
Used paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
SatelliteBooks
(Burlington, VT, U.S.A.)

Book Description paperback. Condition: Very Good. Softcover. Very Good Minus condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear Text. Modest show of wear. Mild age tanning. Foxing on edges and front and back covers. Sunning on spine. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire. Seller Inventory # 230417018

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 21.23
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.80
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Italo Svevo
Published by PENGUIN BOOKS LTD (1982)
ISBN 10: 0140060308 ISBN 13: 9780140060300
Used paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Mispah books
(Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom)

Book Description paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. book. Seller Inventory # ERICA79101400603084

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 79
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 25
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds