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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 on 28 June 1867. He was educated at the University of Bonn and spoke German and Italian. A member of the Royal Academy of Italy, he was a citizen of the Kingdom of Italy and identified as Christian. 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*. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Pirandello died in Rome on 10 December 1936. He had three children, including Fausto Pirandello.

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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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Instance of
human
Given name
Luigi
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth
Agrigento
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
Italian
Religion
Christianity
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
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ethnic group
Italians
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
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pseudonym
Paulo Post
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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