a landmark in Italian theatre
PIRANDELLO, Luigi
Liola.
Rome: A. F. Form'ggini, 1917.
8vo (191 × 112 mm.), pp. ix, 145; text in Sicilian dialect with Italian translation opposite. Partially uncut in the original publisher's wrappers. A near fine copy.
First edition. Considered to be the best play the author wrote in the traditional medium, a landmark in the history of the Italian theatre. The author was later the first Italian playwright to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
£475.00
US$943.25*
* Given as a guide only. Based on an exchange rate of £1 = US$1.985799 for the day 25 July 2008 but liable to fluctuate.
25 July 2008