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Svevo

British  
/ ˈsvevo /

noun

  1. Italo (ɪˈtalo), original name Ettore Schnitz. 1861–1928, Italian novelist and short-story writer, best known for the novel Confessions of Zeno (1923)

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They belong in the same category as Samuel Beckett, Italo Svevo and Federico Fellini.

From Washington Post Sep. 3, 2020

While Joyce and Svevo are woven into Trieste’s skeptical and ironic fabric, d’Annunzio “doesn’t have anything to do” with the city’s literary tradition, said Marina Nadali, 77, a retired literature teacher.

From New York Times Nov. 16, 2019

Near where I live stands the old dwelling of Italo Svevo, the Italian writer and factory owner.

From The Guardian Apr. 13, 2019

Another is the writer Italo Svevo, born Aron Ettore Schmitz in the city of Trieste, Italy, in 1861, a friend of James Joyce and a model for Leopold Bloom.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2018

Next to it, another sign marks the popular lunch spot as a stop on the literary “ Italo Svevo Itinerary,” for devotees of that titan of Italian modernism.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2015

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