{"product_id":"six-characters-in-search-of-an-author-9780451526885","title":"Six Characters in Search of an Author","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Nobel Prize in 1934, Luigi Pirandello was one of the most original and powerful dramatists of his time--the playwright \u003ci\u003epar excellence\u003c\/i\u003e of the conflict between illusion and reality. His plays dramatize with force and eloquence the loneliness and isolation of the individual both from society and from himself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSix Characters in Search of an Author\u003c\/i\u003e, his greatest work, these themes are played out with characteristic brilliance. First performed in 1921, the play concerns six living characters--family members embroiled in their own human drama--who come to a theater and demand that the manager and his actors stage their life story. Filled with both humor and despair, \u003ci\u003eSix Characters in Search of an Author\u003c\/i\u003e is Pirandello's most extraordinary achievement--as it explores the fundamentally absurd and tragic nature of the human condition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis Signet Classic edition includes an introduction by Eric Bentley, the widely acclaimed writer, translator, and international theater authority.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signet Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451526885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.88h x 4.15w x 0.36d","brand":"Luigi Pirandello","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45211578859701,"sku":"9780451526885","price":5.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e0e5b7ea-2eae-4e1e-8e4c-1184495315de.jpg?v=1742913334","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/six-characters-in-search-of-an-author-9780451526885","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}