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Italo Svevo
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Italian writer (1861-1928)
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Italo Svevo, born Aron Hector Schmitz in Trieste in 1861, was an Italian writer, playwright, translator, and businessperson. He also wrote under the pseudonym E. Samigli. A citizen of the Kingdom of Italy and Austria–Hungary, he worked primarily in Trieste and wrote in Italian. His religious worldview was atheism.
Svevo died in Motta di Livenza in 1928 from accidental death. His notable works include *Zeno Cosini*, *Coscienza Di Zeno Illustrata*, *Corto Viaggio Sentimentale*, and *Diario para la prometida*.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1861 births, 1928 deaths and Austrian people of German-Jewish descent.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1861
- Died
- 1928
- Works
- 375
Top works
- Zeno Cosini
- Coscienza Di Zeno Illustrata
- Corto Viaggio Sentimentale
- Diario para la prometida
- Coscienza Di Zeno Illustrata
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Trieste, Italy
Aron Hector Schmitz (1861–1928), better known by the pseudonym Italo Svevo, was an Italian writer, businessman, novelist, playwright, and short story writer. Though only recognised for his literary achievements towards the end of his life, Svevo is celebrated as one of Italy's finest writers and, along with Luigi Pirandello, is considered a prominent figure of early 20th century Italian…
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hector
- Family name
- Schmitz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria–Hungary
- Place of birth
- Trieste
- Place of death
- Motta di Livenza
- Occupation
- novelist
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- atheism
- Image
- ItaloSvevo.jpg
- Work location
- Trieste
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- date of birth
- 1861-12-19
- date of death
- 1928-09-13
- Commons category
- Italo Svevo
- pseudonym
- E. Samigli
- Commons Creator page
- Italo Svevo
- birth name
- Арон Хектор Шмиц
- manner of death
- accidental death
- writing language
- Italian
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Italo Svevo, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Aron Hector Schmitz (19 December 1861 – 13 September 1928), better known by the pseudonym Italo Svevo ( Italian: [ˈiːtalo ˈzvɛːvo]), was an Italian and Austro-Hungarian writer, businessman, novelist, playwright, and short story writer.
A close friend of Irish novelist and poet James Joyce, Svevo was considered a pioneer of the psychological novel in Italy and is best known for his modernist novel La coscienza di Zeno (1923), which became a widely appreciated classic of Italian literature. He was also the cousin of the Italian academic Steno Tedeschi.
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