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Luigi Pirandello
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Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer and poet (1867-1936)

Also known as: Luidzhi Pirandello, Luwiji Pirandélo, Луиджи Пиранделло, لويجي بيرانديلو, 루이지 피란델로, ルイジ・ピランデルロ

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Known works

  • I Malavoglia di Giovanni Verga (1966)
  • Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces
  • Understanding fiction -- Second Edition (1959)
  • Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore
  • Great Short Stories of the World