| Author: | Luigi Pirandello | ISBN: | 9781907650390 |
| Publisher: | Dedalus Limited | Publication: | October 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Dedalus Ebooks | Language: | English |
| Author: | Luigi Pirandello |
| ISBN: | 9781907650390 |
| Publisher: | Dedalus Limited |
| Publication: | October 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Dedalus Ebooks |
| Language: | English |
Pascal, a landowner fallen on hard times and trapped in a miserable marriage, runs away from home and wins a lot of money at the gaming tables in Monte Carlo. Meanwhile a body has been found in the millrace of his village and it is assumed that Pascal has killed himself. Seizing what looks like a chance to create a new life, he travels to Rome under an assumed name and struggles to invent a different identity which he can inhabit. He fails, returns home, finds his wife has remarried and has to act out the role of being as it were a living ghost. All these tragic events are recounted with verve and wit and comes across clearly in Simborowski's spirited translation from the Italian. Robert Nye in The Guardian
Pascal, a landowner fallen on hard times and trapped in a miserable marriage, runs away from home and wins a lot of money at the gaming tables in Monte Carlo. Meanwhile a body has been found in the millrace of his village and it is assumed that Pascal has killed himself. Seizing what looks like a chance to create a new life, he travels to Rome under an assumed name and struggles to invent a different identity which he can inhabit. He fails, returns home, finds his wife has remarried and has to act out the role of being as it were a living ghost. All these tragic events are recounted with verve and wit and comes across clearly in Simborowski's spirited translation from the Italian. Robert Nye in The Guardian
