As a joke, this character gets certified as mentally insane after his father calls him crazy.
Early on in the novel he appears in, this character convinces Giovanna to help him escape a clinic because he believes the doctor is having an affair with his wife. This character unsuccessfully tries to best a rival suitor by sabotaging his Ouija board and criticizing his ability to play Bach. As a joke, this character gets certified as mentally insane after his father calls him crazy. This man often annotates his diary entries with the letters "L.C." This character's brother-in-law and business partner fakes a (*) suicide to save his failing marriage, and after losing big at the stock exchange, dies trying to fake another. This character is rejected by that man's wife, Ada, and her sister Alberta, before deciding to marry a third sister named Augusta. The novel named for this character is structured as an autobiography he writes as part of his therapy with the Freudian Dr. S, and begins with his attempts to quit smoking. For 10 points, name this comical character whose "confessions" title a novel by Italo Svevo. 
Early on in the novel he appears in, this character convinces Giovanna to help him escape a clinic because he believes the doctor is having an affair with his wife.
Zeno Cosini [accept The  Confessions of Zeno or  Z eno ' s Co nscience  ]