In Italian literature, which psychological narrative technique characterizes Italo Svevo's 1923 novel La Coscienza di Zeno?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Unreliable first-person psychoanalytic memoir
- Step 1: Svevo constructs Zeno Cosini's diary as a psychiatric self-treatment for Dr. S, characterized by shifting subjective memory, rationalization, and unreliable narration. Answer: Unreliable first-person psychoanalytic memoir. Why not the others: The novel explicitly rejects chronological timeline in favor of thematic chapters such as smoking, marriage, and business.
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