Not so long ago Emilio Brentani was a promising young author. Now
he is an insurance agent on the fast track to forty. He gains a new
lease on life, though, when he falls for the young and gorgeous
Angiolina-except that his angel just happens to be an unapologetic
cheat. But what begins as a comedy of infatuated misunderstanding
ends in tragedy, as Emilio's jealous persistence in his
folly-against his friends' and devoted sister's advice, and even
his own best knowledge-leads to the loss of the one person who, too
late, he realizes he truly loves. Marked by deep humanity and
earthy humor, by psychological insight and an elegant simplicity of
style, "As a Man Grows Older" ("Senilita," in Italian; the English
title was the suggestion of Svevo's great friend and admirer, James
Joyce) is a brilliant study of hopeless love and hapless
indecision. It is a masterwork of Italian literature, here
beautifully rendered into English in Beryl de Zoete's classic
translation.
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