Audio Anthology of Italian Literature Recording #10 Italo Svevo: from "Racconti" Read by Moro Silo and Stefania Pimazzoni Running time: 56 min. Cassette $19.95 CD $29.95
The writings of Italo Svevo(1861-1928) are close to the Pirandellian spirit and his major novels ("Una Vita", "Senilità ", "La Coscienza di Zeno") have an autobiographical background. They are an attempt to reach the innermost recesses of the mind through psychological analysis rather than straightforward narrative. The typical Svevian character is a loser, a man incapable of living, except on a mental level, because of the constant introspection which paralyses his will to act while leaving him fully aware of his sickness and defeat.
La Madre (11'52'') Vino Generoso (first part) (16' 45'') Vino Generoso (second part) (26'32'')