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As a Man Grows Older by Italo Svevo is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is As a Man Grows Older about?

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. In the novel, Svevo addresses the problems of ineptitude and of the inability on the part of the protagonist to manage his own inner, sentimental life. The indecisiveness and inaction with which Emilio deals with affairs in his life lead him to shut out his memories, leaving him in a state of spiritual old age (hence the title "Senility").

Who reads As a Man Grows Older?

Author

Italo Svevo

Publisher

New York: Sun and Moon

Published

1993

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Romance, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.53 / 5 (714 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14