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Pirandello

[pir-uh n-del-oh; Italian pee-rahn-del-law]
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noun
  1. Lu·i·gi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/, 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
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Historical Examples

  • Let us not miss the latter, especially, in the complex mood of all Pirandello's theatre.

    Three Plays

    Luigi Pirandello

  • All of Pirandello's plays are built for acting, and only incidentally for reading.

    Three Plays

    Luigi Pirandello

  • It is one of the plays of Pirandello that has had considerable success on the stage.

    Idling in Italy

    Joseph Collins

  • It would be a mistake to convey the impression that Pirandello is universally admired in Italy.

    Idling in Italy

    Joseph Collins

  • Without such attention and thought the subtleties of Pirandello often escape the reader.

    Idling in Italy

    Joseph Collins

British Dictionary definitions for pirandello

Pirandello

noun
  1. Luigi (luˈiːdʒi). 1867–1936, Italian short-story writer, novelist, and dramatist. His plays include Right you are (If you think so) (1917), Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921), and Henry IV (1922): Nobel prize for literature 1934
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