Novelle per un Anno, vol. 09: Donna Mimma

Pirandello's short stories dissect the human condition with surgical precision. This ninth volume of his monumental collection gathers stories written across two decades, each one a tiny prism refracting the anxieties of modern Italian life. The title novella, "Donna Mimma," follows a woman whose ordinary existence conceals extraordinary turbulence beneath its surface. Pirandello strips away the masks we wear, revealing the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be. His characters grapple with the unbearable lightness of identity, the comedy and tragedy of constructing a self that no one, including ourselves, can fully comprehend. These are stories that linger like shards of glass: small, sharp, impossible to look away from. For readers who cherish psychological fiction that challenges rather than comforts, Pirandello remains essential reading.