Italo Svevo (1861-1928), ne Ettore Schmitz, was born in Trieste and lived there all of his life. His other works include Una Vita (1892), Confessions of Zeno (1923), several collections of short stories, and plays. Beth Archer Brombert is a professional translator and author. Her most recent book is Edouard Manet, Rebel in A Frock Coat. Victor Brombert is Henry Putnam University Professor of Romance and Comparative Literatures, Emeritus, at Princeton University. He has written numerous books, including, most recently, In Praise of Antiheroes: Figures and Themes in Modern European Literature.

"This publication is an important, welcome event. Svevo's almost unknown masterpiece, Senilita, is now available in a fresh, deft new translation by Beth Archer Brombert. Victor Brombert's introduction aptly places Svevo and the novel in the great European tradition." William Weaver, Bard College "Senilita is unquestionably a classic, a masterpiece by a great writer and Italo Svevo's best work. Beth Archer Brombert's translation is excellent and catches the simple and enigmatic quality of Svevo's prose. It will gain many readers for this classic novel and will not be replaced for a long, long time." Giuseppe Mazzotta, Yale University

Italo Svevo (1861-1928), ne Ettore Schmitz, was born in Trieste and lived there all of his life. His other works include Una Vita (1892), Confessions of Zeno (1923), several collections of short stories, and plays. Beth Archer Brombert is a professional translator and author. Her most recent book is Edouard Manet, Rebel in A Frock Coat. Victor Brombert is Henry Putnam University Professor of Romance and Comparative Literatures, Emeritus, at Princeton University. He has written numerous books, including, most recently, In Praise of Antiheroes: Figures and Themes in Modern European Literature.

"This publication is an important, welcome event. Svevo's almost unknown masterpiece, Senilita, is now available in a fresh, deft new translation by Beth Archer Brombert. Victor Brombert's introduction aptly places Svevo and the novel in the great European tradition." William Weaver, Bard College "Senilita is unquestionably a classic, a masterpiece by a great writer and Italo Svevo's best work. Beth Archer Brombert's translation is excellent and catches the simple and enigmatic quality of Svevo's prose. It will gain many readers for this classic novel and will not be replaced for a long, long time." Giuseppe Mazzotta, Yale University

Italo Svevo (1861-1928), ne Ettore Schmitz, was born in Trieste and lived there all of his life. His other works include Una Vita (1892), Confessions of Zeno (1923), several collections of short stories, and plays. Beth Archer Brombert is a professional translator and author. Her most recent book is Edouard Manet, Rebel in A Frock Coat. Victor Brombert is Henry Putnam University Professor of Romance and Comparative Literatures, Emeritus, at Princeton University. He has written numerous books, including, most recently, In Praise of Antiheroes: Figures and Themes in Modern European Literature.

"This publication is an important, welcome event. Svevo's almost unknown masterpiece, Senilita, is now available in a fresh, deft new translation by Beth Archer Brombert. Victor Brombert's introduction aptly places Svevo and the novel in the great European tradition." William Weaver, Bard College "Senilita is unquestionably a classic, a masterpiece by a great writer and Italo Svevo's best work. Beth Archer Brombert's translation is excellent and catches the simple and enigmatic quality of Svevo's prose. It will gain many readers for this classic novel and will not be replaced for a long, long time." Giuseppe Mazzotta, Yale University