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Luigi Pirandello

Writing

0.3 Popularity Jun 29, 1867 (69 years old) 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 L...

Biography

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."

Pirandello's works include 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. His first major play, Right You Are (if You Think You Are) (1917), explored the relativity of truth, a lifelong subject for Pirandello. Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921) contrasted art and life; it was followed by the tragedy Henry IV (1922). His other plays include Each in His Own Way (1924) and Tonight We Improvise (1930). He established the Teatro d’Arte in Rome and toured the world with his company (1925–27). Nearly all of Pirandello's plays were translated into English by the actor Robert Rietti.

Filmography 58

2025
2023
Každý má svou pravdu Movie

Screenplay

2023
A Respectable Woman Movie

Short Story

2022
Six Characters Movie

Theatre Play

2022
Leonora addio Movie

Novel

2015
The Choice Movie

Novel

2013
1999
The Nanny Movie

Writer

1998
You Laugh Movie

Story

1991
Performance TV

Author

1986
The Humiliated Movie

Short Story

1985
Suicider Movie

Writer

1984
Kaos Movie

Novel

1984
Henry IV Movie

Novel

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Luigi Pirandello Photo
Luigi Pirandello Photo

Personal Details

Known For Writing
Gender Male
Birthday June 29, 1867 (69 years old)
Died December 10, 1936
Place of Birth Girgenti, Sicily, Italy [now Agrigento, Sicily, Italy]
Years Active 1920 - 2025
Popularity 0.3
Career Stats
58 Total Credits
2 Photos