Iskustva pseudoautobiografskog romana 20. stoljeća: Italo Zvevo i Vladan Desnica

Italo Svevo’s novel "Zeno’s conscience" ("La coscienza di Zeno", 1923) and Vladan Desnica’s "The Springs of Ivan Galeb" ("Proljeća Ivana Galeba", 1957) are among the most notable pseudo-autobiographical novels of the 20th century in their respective literary polysystems. A comparative analysis of the chief thematic, structural and poetical features of these works is provided to highlight their similarities and differences as instances of a pseudo-autographical novel. However, the analysis primarily shows that 1) Vladan Desnica, a great and enthusiastic connoisseur of Italian literature, could have been familiar with Svevo’s magnum opus, a book which gave its author international success, particularly among French and English authors (the so-called Svevo case) and 2) that "The Springs of Ivan Galeb" shows what might be important signs of being influenced by the writer from Trieste, although the novel by the writer from Zadar is an original accomplishment.