Italo Svevo’s masterpiece, Zeno’s
Conscience, has been published in Macedonian for the first time
by the Skopje-based publisher Ili Ili. The announcement was made
by Alberto Gaffi, honorary president of the Trieste publishing
house Italo Svevo. He has secured partners and financial backers
for a project involving a Macedonian-language magazine and a
series of European books under the Skopje 2027 initiative. As
part of this project, Zeno’s Conscience has been translated into
Macedonian for the very first time.
On its website, Ili Ili described the book as an “incredible
novel” that allows readers to witness how an (un)successful
attempt to quit smoking can evolve into one of the most
emblematic works of world literature. Zeno, who is portrayed as
“a man of vice, obsession, and neurosis,” begins writing his
memoirs as a form of psychotherapy to assist in his separation
from cigarettes. The book highlights “elliptical episodes full
of humor, shock, and illusion.”
Gaffi also announced that he has already met with new authors
and has reached out to traditional artisanal paper mills that
will provide handmade paper for their most prestigious
publishing projects.
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