Luigi Pirandello

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Born: June 28, 1867 — Died: December 10, 1936
Italian (Sicily) playwright, novelist, and short story writer.

factoid #1
Dad owned a prosperous sulfur mine, which was eventually wiped out by a flood.

factoid #2
Wife slowly unraveled, until Pirandello was forced to institutionalize her.

well known for
Comic, pessimistic portrayals of madness, isolation, and the transcient nature of the personality. Almost all of his work is a poingnat exploration of identity, the self, and persona. His work is brilliant, and funny as shit.

books
Novels
Loves Without Love
The Jests of Life and Death
The Late Mattia Pascal
One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand
The Old and the Young
Shoot!

Plays
Naked Masks
Right You Are — If You Think You Are
To Clothe The Naked
Henry IV
The Life I Gave You
Six Characters In Search of an Author