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In this, the first English translation of Pirandello's first published work, three short stories explore the sorrow of unfulfilled, unspoken love. Originally published in Italy in 1894. A landlord falls in love with a tenant who is tied to another and cannot return his love; the perfect woman organizes her friends' weddings yet cannot find love herself; the eternal love triangle separates two lifelong friends--in each of these tales, Pirandello captures all the pain and tragedy of loveless love. A poignant work of frozen beauty. Nobel Prize-winner Luigi Pirandello is one of Italy's most distinguished and influential literary figures.

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A landlord falls in love with a tenant who is tied to another and cannot return his love; the perfect woman organizes her friends’ weddings yet cannot find love herself; and the eternal love triangle separates two lifelong friends. In each of these tales, Luigi Pirandello captures all the pain and tragedy of loveless love. Nobel Prize-winning Luigi Pirandello is one of Italy’s most distinguished and influential literary figures.