Luigi Pirandello

Also known as Luwiji Pirandélo, Luidzhi Pirandello

Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and poet, Nobel Prize for Literature laureate (1867-1936)

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Luigi Pirandello was an Italian playwright, writer, poet, and novelist born in Agrigento, then known as Girgenti, on 28 June 1867. He was educated at the University of Bonn and spoke German and Italian. A citizen of the Kingdom of Italy, he began his work period in 1893 and was a member of the Royal Academy of Italy. He had three children, including Fausto Pirandello, and practiced Christianity.

Pirandello died in Rome on 10 December 1936 due to pneumonia. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. His notable works include *One, No one and One Hundred Thousand*, *Six Characters in Search of an Author*, *Novels for a year*, and *Il fu Mattia Pascal*. Additional works listed include *Wybór dramatów*, *Terzetti di Luigi Pirandello*, *Enrico IV*, and *Lumie di Sicilia*.

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Born: 28 June 1867
Died: 10 December 1936
Works: 1574

Top works

Wybór dramatów
Terzetti di Luigi Pirandello
אנריקו
Imbecille, Lumie di Sicilia, Cecè, La patente
Enrico IV

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Girgenti, Sicily, Italy [now Agrigento, Sicily, Italy]

Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer, best known for his many acclaimed stage plays and several successful novels such as The Late Mattia Pascal (1904) and One, No One and One Hundred Thousand (1926). He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his almost magical power to turn psychological analysis into good theatre."…

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature1934
“for his bold and ingenious revival of dramatic and scenic art”

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Luigi
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth: Agrigento
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: director
Educated at: University of Bonn
Languages spoken: Italian
Religion: Christianity
Award: Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Notable work: Henry IV
Official website: pirandelloweb.com
Image: Luigi Pirandello 1932.jpg
Number of children: 3

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Commons category: Luigi Pirandello
date of birth: 1867-06-28
date of death: 1936-12-10
topic's main category: Category:Luigi Pirandello
Commons Creator page: Luigi Pirandello
Commons gallery: Luigi Pirandello
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
ethnic group: Italians
member of: Royal Academy of Italy
name in native language: Luigi Pirandello
start of work period: 1893-00-00
cause of death: pneumonia
end of work period: 1936-00-00
writing language: Italian
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P8168: Kapolcs
pseudonym: Paulo Post
P12749: Lithuania at the 2002 Winter Olympics
manner of death: natural causes

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Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to Luigi Pirandello, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Luigi Pirandello (/pɪrənˈdɛloʊ/; Italian: [luˈiːdʒi piranˈdɛllo]; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer most noted for his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his bold and ingenious revival of dramatic and scenic art". 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.

Pirandello reading his work "Six characters in search of an author" (1926)

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