Luigi Pirandello | |
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 Luigi Pirandello in 1932 | |
| Born | 28 June 1867 Girgenti, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 10 December 1936 (aged 69) Rome, Lazio, Kingdom of Italy |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
| Genre | Drama, novel, poetry |
| Subject | Insanity, humour |
| Literary movement | Italian modernism |
| Years active | 1893–1933 |
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| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1934 |
| Spouse |
Maria Antonietta Portulano
(m. 1894) |
| Children | Stefano (1895–1972) Rosalia (1897–1971) Fausto (1899–1975) |
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Luigi Pirandello (Italian: [luˈiːdʒi piranˈdɛllo]; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays.[1] He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his bold and ingenious revival of dramatic and scenic art".[2] Pirandello's works include novels, hundreds of short stories, and about 40 plays, some of which are written in Sicilian. Pirandello's tragic farces are often seen as forerunners of the Theatre of the Absurd.
- ^ "Luigi Pirandello - Biographical". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1934". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 20 March 2018.