Loveless Love

by LUIGI PIRANDELLO

2021-01-06 03:22:38

In ''The Wave'', a young man falls dangerously in love with the tenant downstairs, who is engaged to be married; in ''The Signorina'', a flirtatious young woman is caught between her feelings and her parents'' desire for a good match; in ''A Friend t... Read more

In ''The Wave'', a young man falls dangerously in love with the tenant downstairs, who is engaged to be married; in ''The Signorina'', a flirtatious young woman is caught between her feelings and her parents'' desire for a good match; in ''A Friend to the Wives'', the peerless Pia Tolosani leaves a trail of regret in the life of a former suitor.

In this collection of stories - Pirandello''s first published work of fiction - the master of Italian modernism dissects the passions that are either dimly felt or unrequited, ultimately raising doubts about the very nature and existence of love, while simultaneously foreshadowing the themes and the psychologically nuanced characters that he would go on to develop in his later works.

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Book Details

File size7.94 X 5.65 X 0.38 in
Print pages128
PublisherBloomsbury USA
Publication date January 21, 2020
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781847498113
Luigi Pirandello (28 June 1867 – 10 Dec 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Lit...

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