Contents
Luigi Pirandello
Writing Six Characters in Search of an Author and plays that question identity and reality.
The Late Mattia Pascal · Six Characters in Search of an Author
- Born
- 28 June 1867
- Birthplace
- Agrigento, Italy
- Died
- 10 December 1936
More people
Luigi Pirandello
Luigi Pirandello was an Italian dramatist whose theatre unsettled the boundary between a performed role and a person.
Early life
Sicily
Grew up in a family involved in sulphur mining.
Study
Completed a doctorate in philology at Bonn.
Career
- 1890s
Literary beginnings
Published fiction and taught in Rome.
- 1920s
Theatre career
His experimental plays reached international stages.
- 1934
Nobel Prize
Received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Selected work
The Late Mattia Pascal
Imagined a man trying to escape his old identity.
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Brought unfinished characters into a rehearsal.
Henry IV
Explored performance, madness and power.
Beyond work
Political allegiance
Joined Italy’s Fascist Party in 1924.
Public gesture
Donated his Nobel medal to support Fascist Italy’s campaign in Ethiopia.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Nobel Prize biography and award ↗Photo: Agence de presse Meurisse. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
