Stories Luigi Pirandello Franklin Library 1981 Limited Edition Full Leather HC
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Stories Luigi Pirandello Franklin Library 1981 Limited Edition Full Leather HC. Luigi Pirandello. The stories span his full range: Sicilian tales rooted in the rural south; tales of humor and irony against the absurdities of modern life; tales of frustration and self-deception; and tales of anguish and hope that approach the existential territory of his greatest plays. 🇮🇹 Nobel Prize in Literature 1934 • Translated by Lily Duplaix Italian Literature / Short Fiction / Franklin Library Leather The Franklin Library • Limited Edition • 1981 Luigi Pirandello Stories Collected & Illustrated — Full Leather Limited Edition — Franklin Library Translated from the Italian by Lily Duplaix Illustrated by Paul Geiger The Franklin Library • Franklin Center, Pennsylvania • 1981 • 302 Pages • Full Leather Limited Edition About This Book Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936) is one of the towering figures of 20th-century world literature — winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1934 and the author of landmark plays that fundamentally changed the relationship between drama and reality. But Pirandello was equally, and perhaps more naturally, a master of the short story: he wrote nearly 250 short stories across his career, drawn from the Sicilian landscape of his childhood, the grotesque comedy of bourgeois Roman life, the psychological distortions of identity and madness, and the anguish of trapped human consciousness. This superb Franklin Library limited edition collects a rich selection of Pirandello's finest stories in the celebrated Lily Duplaix English translation — the authoritative American translation first published by Simon & Schuster in 1959 — with original illustrations by Paul Geiger. The stories span his full range: Sicilian tales rooted in the rural south; tales of humor and irony against the absurdities of modern life; tales of frustration and self-deception; and tales of anguish and hope that approach the existential territory of his greatest plays. Published in 1981 as part of the Franklin Library's Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers series, this volume is presented in a manner befitting its subject — a superbly crafted collector's object and one of world literature's essential texts. "Pirandello is one of the great names of modern literature... his work is one of the indispensable documents of the human condition in the 20th century." — Nobel Prize Committee, 1934 ✦ About the Author ✦ Luigi Pirandello 1867–1936 • Agrigento, Sicily • Nobel Prize in Literature, 1934 Born in 1867 in Agrigento, Sicily, Luigi Pirandello is among the most important writers of the 20th century. His plays — above all Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921) — established him as a revolutionary figure in world theater. But his short stories, written across four decades, are the laboratory where he worked out the themes of illusion, identity, and the multiplicity of self that animate everything he wrote. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1934 "for his bold and brilliant renovation of the drama and the stage." He died in Rome in 1936. The Lily Duplaix translation used in this Franklin Library edition is the authoritative American rendering, first published by Simon & Schuster in 1959 and regarded as the standard English text. Paul Geiger's illustrations were created specifically for this 1981 Franklin Library edition. ✦ The Franklin Library Edition — Physical Description ✦ Full Leather Binding — Premium oxblood/burgundy full leather boards; the hallmark of Franklin Library's finest productions Hubbed Spine with 22k Gold Tooling — Raised bands with elaborate gold floral and filigree tooling throughout the spine Gilded Page Edges — All three page edges gilded in gold; a mark of the Franklin Library's commitment to the complete luxury object Silk Moiré Endsheets — Rich patterned silk endpapers; permanent satin ribbon page marker included Thread-Sewn Signatures — Traditional sewn binding for lasting durability — not adhesive-bound No Dust Jacket — As issued; Franklin Library leather editions were produced without dust jackets Title Stories Author Luigi Pirandello Translator Lily Duplaix Illustrator Paul Geiger Publisher The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA Year 1981 Pages 302 Binding Full Premium Leather — No Dust Jacket (as issued) Edition Limited Edition — Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers Spine Hubbed • 22k Gold Tooled • Gilded Edges • Silk Endpapers Condition EC — Excellent / Like New ⚠ Note: The gold gilt on the page edges shows some light fading — normal for a 40+ year old Franklin Library volume and consistent with unread storage. Interior and leather are otherwise in excellent condition. Leather is clean and supple — no cracking, rubbing, or significant wear. Spine tooling is bright and tight. Interior pages are clean and crisp with no writing, underlining, or highlighting. Silk endpapers and ribbon marker are intact. Please see photos for full assessment. ✦ Ideal For Franklin Library and Easton Press collectors completing their Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers series. A natural display piece for any collector of fine leather-bound books or lover of Italian literature. Essential for Pirandello readers who want the definitive edition of his stories in a format befitting his Nobel Prize stature. Also ideal for collectors of 20th-century European modernist fiction — Pirandello belongs on the shelf with Kafka, Mann, and Calvino. A gorgeous physical object that reads as beautifully as it displays. 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