20th CenturyImaginative Literature

Pirandello: Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six characters left unfinished by their author interrupt a rehearsal and demand their story be played.

✎ Being written
Volume
59 of the 1990 set
Author
Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936)
Work
Six Characters in Search of an Author 1921

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A note for parents: The characters' story involves a family scandal; it is hinted at, not shown.

Being written

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