Sotavento : “There is a mechanism in which each person is, purposely, the marionette of himself, as I said before; and then at the end, comes the kick that knocks the whole theatre apart.” I can’t stop seeing the novel in these terms. I mean, some authors are eloquent about their work. Others aren’t. But Pirandello is definitely among the former. Babor : His philosophical background tempts most of his critics into looking for a key such as that. To be sure, you have used an o

Sotavento: Isn’t this great proof that genius, or talent, or whatever you want to call it, can transform anything into art? The name in...

Sotavento: But the love angle is shoehorned. We can admit as much. He has to concede something to his audience, and that’s the easiest...