# Confessions of Zeno (riverrun editions)

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- Authors: [Italo Svevo](https://www.bookquiver.com/italo-svevo)
- Publisher: riverrun
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-17-8747-416-1
- Published: 2018-08-23
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

'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.