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Pirandello's Love Letters to Marta Abba
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Pirandello's Love Letters to Marta Abba
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Luigi Pirandello
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Edited and translated by Benito Ortolani
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| Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:434 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Memoirs |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691607672
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
32 halftones
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
21 March 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In February 1925, the 58-year-old world-famous playwright Luigi Pirandello met Marta Abba, an unknown, beautiful actress less than half his age, and fell in love with her. She was to become, until his death in December 1936, not only his confidante but also his inspiring muse and artistic collaborator, helping him in his plans to reform Italian the
Reviews"What these letters show is and older man racked, humiliated, crawling with hopeless passion for a much younger woman."--The New York Review of Books
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