Luigi Pirandello In Silenzio 1935 Italian HC Harvard Ex-Library Nobel Author

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In Silenzio by Luigi Pirandello, Italian-language edition printed in Italy in 1935. Bibliographic records identify the matching 1935 edition as published by Arnoldo Mondadori and as part of Pirandello’s Novelle per un anno cycle.

In Silenzio forms the sixth collection in Novelle per un anno, gathering Pirandello’s psychologically complex short fiction dealing with isolation, family, suffering, identity and human relationships. The collection was established under this title in 1923.

This 1935 printing is especially interesting historically because Pirandello received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1934, only the year before this copy was printed.

This copy has notable institutional provenance. The front pastedown bears a “From the Library of Lowell House — Harvard University” bookplate together with a “The Gift of Leonard Hammer” label. Additional Harvard library stamps and catalog markings are present.

The volume appears to have been rebound for institutional/library use in green cloth with gilt spine lettering.

Condition: Green cloth binding shows rubbing, fading, surface wear and wear at the spine ends and corners. Pages show normal age toning. Harvard library stamps, call-number markings and bookplates are present. No writing seen beyond institutional/library markings. Binding appears sound. Cover is wrapped in a protective plastic covering.

Perfect for collectors of Pirandello, Nobel Prize authors, Italian literature, early twentieth-century European fiction, and Harvard-related books and ephemera.

Keywords / Search Terms: Luigi Pirandello, In Silenzio, Novelle per un anno, 1935 Italian, Nobel Prize Literature, Harvard University, Lowell House, Italian literature, short stories.