Zeno's Conscience

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theater
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:theater
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Italo_Svevo
gptkbp:character_development Zeno Cosini's struggles
Zeno's relationships
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
well-received
gptkbp:genre psychological novel
gptkbp:has_natural_feature modernity
on family
on failure
on time
on love
on society
on psychoanalysis
on morality
on relationships
on dreams
on success
on happiness
on addiction
on aspirations
on choices
on conflict
on desires
on dreams and aspirations
on fears
on memory
on reality
on regrets
on self-identity
on truth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zeno's Conscience
gptkbp:influence modernist literature
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkbp:language gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:literary_significance stream of consciousness technique
exploration of the unconscious
gptkbp:main_character Zeno Cosini
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
gptkbp:notable_quote ' The only thing I can do is to tell the truth.'
' I am a man who has never been able to make a decision.'
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Italo_Svevo
gptkbp:published 1923
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Trieste
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:dreams
illness
smoking
gptkbp:theme self-deception
gptkbp:themes gptkb:addiction
family dynamics
self-deception
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:French
gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:zeno's_addiction gptkb:tobacco
gptkbp:zeno's_analysis his own life
gptkbp:zeno's_brother gptkb:Giovanni
gptkbp:zeno's_character_development gptkb:complex
gptkbp:zeno's_conflict inner turmoil
between desire and duty
gptkbp:zeno's_conflicts societal expectations
gptkbp:zeno's_coping_mechanisms gptkb:humor
denial
rationalization
gptkbp:zeno's_existential_crisis central theme
gptkbp:zeno's_exploration self-analysis
gptkbp:zeno's_father wealthy businessman
gptkbp:zeno's_insights human behavior
gptkbp:zeno's_legacy influential work
gptkbp:zeno's_lover Carla
gptkbp:zeno's_narrative unreliable
gptkbp:zeno's_narrative_structure non-linear
gptkbp:zeno's_narrative_technique stream of consciousness
gptkbp:zeno's_philosophical_influences gptkb:Nietzsche
gptkb:Freud
gptkbp:zeno's_profession gptkb:Businessman
tobacco businessman
gptkbp:zeno's_reflections gptkb:loss
gptkb:deception
gptkb:memory
love
success
failure
truth
existential questions
desire
gptkbp:zeno's_relationships gptkb:family
gptkb:society
friends
conflict with authority
lovers
with his father
with his wife
with his mistress
gptkbp:zeno's_struggles gptkb:identity
gptkbp:zeno's_therapy psychoanalysis
gptkbp:zeno's_view_on_life contradictory
gptkbp:zeno's_wife gptkb:Augusta
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zentradi
gptkb:Italo_Svevo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5