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The Late Mattia Pascal by Luigi PIRANDELLO (1867 - 1936), translated by Arthur LIVINGSTON (1883 - 1944)Genre(s): Fictional Biographies & MemoirsRead by: Pete...
Mattia Pascal endures a life of drudgery in a provincial town. Then, providentially, he discovers that he has been declared dead. Realizing he has a chance t...
"The Late Mattia Pascal" by Luigi Pirandello is a novel that intricately explores themes of identity, existentialism, and the fluidity of reality through the...
The Late Mattia Pascal (Italian: Il fu Mattia Pascal [il ˈfu mmatˈtiːa paˈskal]) is a 1904 novel by Luigi Pirandello. It is one of his best-known works and was his first major treatment of the theme of the mask.
- Luigi Pirandello
- 1904
Luigi Pirandello: Il fu Mattia Pascal (The Late Mattia Pascal) This is the novel that brought Pirandello his first fame in Italy. The story now does not seem particularly original but at the time it certainly was. He wrote the novel very quickly, at a time of great stress. His wife was ill and he and his family were having considerable ...
The Late Mattia Pascal. Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936) Translated by Arthur Livingston (1883 - 1944) Mattia Pascal grew up in a small Italian town not dissimilar to that of the author's upbringing. Pascal leads a somewhat feckless boyhood, allowing opportunities to slip away from him and living on the accumulated but dwindling resources of his ...
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Introduction. Mattia Pascal is a young Italian man. After his father’s death, his family is ruined by the man who was supposed to help them, and Mattia finds himself in a miserable social condition. His wedding is not more happy : his mother-in-law, with whom he lives, hates him. After a strong row, Mattia leaves to MonteCarlo, where he wins ...
