{"product_id":"italian-eleven-short-stories-p-b-w4","title":"Luigi Pirandello: Eleven Short Stories: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language Italian) [1994] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 1934 Nobel Prize for literature, Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936) is best known for such landmark plays as \u003cem\u003eSix Characters in Search of an Author\u003c\/em\u003e. One of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, he also distinguished himself in a vast outpouring of short stories, poetry, novels, and essays. The stories often provided the seeds for later novels and plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 11 tales included in this collection are among his best. Presented in the original Italian with excellent new English translations on facing pages, they offer students of Italian language and literature a unique learning aid and a treasury of superb fiction by a modern master.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories range in time from the earliest known tale, \u003cem\u003eLittle Hut\u003c\/em\u003e, a study of rural passions written in 1884, to \u003cem\u003eMrs. Frola and Mr. Ponza, Her Son-in-Law\u003c\/em\u003e, a quintessential Pirandello story about the relativity of truth and the impossibility of penetrating other people's minds. Published in 1917, it formed the basis of Pirandello's first major play, \u003cem\u003eRight You Are If You Think You Are\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to these narratives, the volume also includes \u003cem\u003eCitrons from Sicily\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWith Other Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Fly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Oil Jar\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIt's Not to be Taken Seriously\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThink it Over, Giacomino!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Character's Tragedy\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e A Prancing Horse\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccompanying the stories are a biographical and critical introduction to Pirandello and his work, brief introductions to each of the stories and explanatory footnotes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pirandello, Luigi \u0026 Appelbaum, Stanley","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44278446031138,"sku":"9780486280912","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/pirandello-luigi-appelbaum-stanley-italian-eleven-short-stories-p-b-w4-9780486280912-40293192696098.jpg?v=1673226892","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/italian-eleven-short-stories-p-b-w4","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}