Six Characters in Search of an Author

Luigi Pirandello (1867 – 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "bold and brilliant renovation of the drama and the stage." His most famous plays are SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR, SO IT IS (IF YOU THINK SO), EACH IN HIS OWN WAY, and ENRICO IV.

Born and raised in Rome, Penelope Bussolino moved to New York City in the mid-2000s and became an American citizen in 2012. She received the equivalent of a master's degree in Literature & History of Performing Arts from La Sapienza Università di Roma and in the 1990s worked at Agenzia Danesi-Tolnay, a theatrical agency in Rome, for which she has translated numerous American plays for the Italian theater, among them David Mamet's EDMOND and THE CRYPTOGRAM, which is published by Giulio Einaudi Editore; THIS IS OUR YOUTH by Kenneth Lonergan; and PRODIGAL SON by John Patrick Shanley. Her translations have been produced throughout Italy. SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR is her first translation from Italian to English.