Book Presentation: Enrico Terrinoni, La vita dell'altro. Svevo, Joyce: Un'amicizia geniale

La vita dell’altro. Joyce e Svevo: un’amicizia geniale is the untold story of a very special friendship between two of the great writers of the 20th century. When Joyce arrived in Trieste he was a rather rebellious Irishman who loved Italian language and culture. He left his country, Ireland, which he thought was under the double yoke of the British Empire and the Catholic Church. Svevo was a middle-aged gentleman of Jewish descent who had worked for a long time in a bank and now worked in his wife's family firm. He became one of the main models for Leopold Bloom.Joyce came to teach English, and immediately stood out in Trieste for his unorthodox behavior. Svevo, a good-natured family man, noticed him and employed him as a teacher. Soon they started exchanging their writings. They admired each other's works. They used to stroll and discuss a thousand topics, so we are told. Svevo often helped Joyce by lending him money, and Joyce in time reciprocated his generosity by helping Svevo become an internationally renowned writer. Their stories intersect just as their works. They intertwine as in a curious quantum entanglement. Their stories intersect just as their works. They intertwine as in a curious quantum entanglement.