For 10 points, identify this Italian author of The Confessions of Zeno.
The Theories of Count Alberto and With the Golden Pen are two failed plays by this writer, the former of which is influenced by Darwin's theories. Darwin's theories impact the protagonist of another work, who uses natural selection to cope with his sister-in-law Ada, who has Basedow's Disease. A businessman in his youth, this author gave James Joyce music lessons, and their lasting friendship led Joyce to name Humphrey Earwicker's wife after this author's own wife Livia. The budding novelist Emilio Brentani is the subject of his As a Man Grows Older, though he is also known for a novel in which Dr. S psychoanalyzes the title figure, who attempts to have himself reborn by giving up cigarettes. For 10 points, identify this Italian author of The Confessions of Zeno.
The Theories of Count Alberto and With the Golden Pen are two failed plays by this writer, the former of which is influenced by Darwin's theories.
Italo Svevo