Luigi Pirandello
Luigi Pirandello Pirandello in 1932 Born (1867-06-28)28 June 1867 Agrigento, Sicily, Italy Died 10 December 1936(1936-12-10) (aged 69) Rome, Italy Occupation Dramatist, novelist, playwright, short story writer Nationality Italian Notable awards Nobel Prize in Literature 1934 Signature Luigi Pirandello (Italian: [luˈiːdʒi piranˈdɛllo]; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet and short story writer. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "bold and brilliant renovation of the drama and the stage". 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.