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Dramatist

Luigi Pirandello, born on June 28, 1867, and died on December 10, 1936, was an Italian dramatist. His works are known for their unique style and profound philosophical insights, profoundly influencing 20th-century drama.

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Famous Luigi Pirandello Quotes

“As soon as one is born, one starts dying.”

Death Born Dying

Book:Henry IV

Source: Henry IV

“Whoever has the luck to be born a character can laugh even at death. Because a character will never die! A man will die, a writer, the instrument of creation: but what he has created will never die!”

Men Character Death Dies Literature Born Laughing Creation Luck Instruments

Book:Six Characters in Search of an Author

Source: Six Characters in Search of an Author

“When a character is born, he acquires at once such an independence, even of his own author, that he can be imagined by everybody even in many other situations where the author never dreamed of placing him; and so he acquires for himself a meaning which the author never thought of giving him.”

Giving Character Born Situation Independence Acquire

Book:Six Characters in Search of an Author

Source: Six Characters in Search of an Author

“The facts are to blame, my friend. We are all imprisoned by facts: I was born, I exist.”

Facts Born My Friends Blame

Author:Luigi Pirandello

About the Author

Born: June 28, 1867
Died: December 10, 1936
Known for: Dramatist
Quotes: 103

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Six Characters in Search of an AuthorRelated source material

To clothe the naked: and two other playsRelated source material

Henry IVRelated source material

Il fu Mattia PascalRelated source material

Il giuoco delle partiRelated source material

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One, No One, and One Hundred ThousandRelated source material

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