this is amazing, why isn't it discussed more?absolutely hilarious book
>italo shan't
>>25370470Qrd lad, there’s ten million books out there, even the biggest dorks here haven’t read them all. What did you like about it specifically?
>>25370599(not OP) it contains the best description of addiction i have ever readalso i love how the protagonist-writer writes incoherent statements throughout the book because he is a delusional loser
>"italo" svevo>look inside>is actually a jewFalse advertising.
>>25370851That's because Italo Svevo was a pen name. His actual name was Ettore Schmitz
>>25370470because /lit/ is filled with retards that don't actually read or if they do its the same 20 books that everyone else has read.yes, its a great book. If you like that read Canetti's Auto-da-Fé next. One of my personal favorites and one of the funniest books I've read.
>>25370470I'll read this. What's the recommended translation?
>>25370470Aron Hector Schmitz[1] (19 December 1861 – 13 September 1928), better known by the pseudonym Italo Svevo
>>25370470I can smell that picture.
>>25370470god it sucks. read pirandello instead
>>25371264i would smoke them ngl
>>25370470I prefer Calvino, myself
>>25370470Michele MariAnna Maria Orteseecothe academic scene is populated but not well known
>>25371734why?