Eleven Short Stories by Luigi Pirandello (English) Paperback Book

Description: Eleven Short Stories by Luigi Pirandello Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Masterly stories include "Little Hut," "With Other Eyes," "A Voice," "Citrons from Sicily," "A Characters Tragedy," six more. Presented in the original Italian with English translations on the facing pages. Publisher Description Winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize for literature, Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936) is best known for such landmark plays as Six Characters in Search of an Author. One of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, he also distinguished himself in a vast outpouring of short stories, poetry, novels, and essays. The stories often provided the seeds for later novels and plays.The 11 tales included in this collection are among his best. Presented in the original Italian with excellent new English translations on facing pages, they offer students of Italian language and literature a unique learning aid and a treasury of superb fiction by a modern master.The stories range in time from the earliest known tale, ""Little Hut,"" a study of rural passions written in 1884, to ""Mrs. Frola and Mr. Ponza, Her Son-in-Law,"" a quintessential Pirandello story about the relativity of truth and the impossibility of penetrating other peoples minds. Published in 1917, it formed the basis of Pirandellos first major play, Right You Are If You Think You Are. In addition to these narratives, the volume also includes ""Citrons from Sicily,"" ""With Other Eyes,"" ""A Voice,"" ""The Fly,"" ""The Oil Jar,"" ""Its Not to be Taken Seriously,"" ""Think it Over, Giacomino!,"" ""A Characters Tragedy,"" and ""A Prancing Horse.""Accompanying the stories are a biographical and critical introduction to Pirandello and his work, brief introductions to each of the stories and explanatory footnotes. Author Biography Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936)was born in Sicily in a prosperoLuigi Pirandello (1867-1936)was born in Sicily in a prosperous middle-class family. After university he dedicated himselus middle-class family. After university he dedicated himself to literary pursuits and published, poetry, short stories,f to literary pursuits and published, poetry, short stories, a novel and plays. The bankruptcy of his father in 1903 dra a novel and plays. The bankruptcy of his father in 1903 drastically altered his life. His wife became ill both mentallystically altered his life. His wife became ill both mentally Details ISBN 0486280918 ISBN-13 9780486280912 Title Eleven Short Stories Author Luigi Pirandello Format Paperback Year 2000 Pages 208 Publisher Dover Publications Inc. GE_Item_ID:7603060; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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