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[–] edinbruh@feddit.it 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This was my favourite author in high school. He wrote this stuff in the early 1900 but it's still so relatable for modern readers. I highly recommend "il fu Mattia Pascal" (the late Mattia Pascal) and a little less recommended "uno, nessuno, centomila" (One, no one, and one hundred thousands).

https://www.pirandellointranslation.org/someones-laughing this one is also good. It's satire against squadrism. (He "subscribed" to the fascist party due to fear and pressure, so he protested more criptically)

https://www.pirandellointranslation.org/the-license this one instead is against ostracism and singling out weaker people.

He also was a pioneer of meta-theater, with works like "sei personaggi in cerca d'autore" (six characters in search of an author).