- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Dover Publications; 1 edition (April 3 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 048628459X
- ISBN-13: 978-0486284590
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.2 x 0.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 45 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #526,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Celebrated title story plus "Little Hut," "Mrs. Frola and Mr. Ponza, Her Son-in-Law," "Citrons from Sicily," "With Other Eyes," "A Voice," and 5 other tales from the 1934 Nobel Prize-winning author.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the author's best works,
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This review is from: The Oil Jar and Other Stories (Paperback)
I looked into Pirandello because of his fame as a Nobel Prize winning author. I read "The Late Mattia Pascal" which was OK but nothing special. I came across a book of his short stories titled "The Naked Truth" and I became immediately aware of the power of this author. I realized that he is known for his plays but these stories of the rural Sicilian society were outstanding. I immediately sent for this book to pick up where the others left off. Unfortunately, these stories are not in the same class as the others. They are OK but, after reading the other book, I felt let down. Still there is some good writing in here. I did enjoy "It's not to be Taken Seriously" and several others. However, these stories seemed more of mainland Italian urban society and, thus, lacked the unique flavor of the others. I suggest you read this book and pay special attention to the story "The Fly". It was the one story from the other book that was repeated in this one. In it I believe you will see the type of story I previously found so impressive.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful slice of 19th century Sicilian life,
By Tampa Quilter "Amazon Groupie" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Oil Jar and Other Stories (Paperback)
This tiny booklet of short stories offers wonderful vignettes of 19th century life in Sicily. The characters come alive and some of the stories remind me of my late grandparents' tales about villagers in the "old country". Especially nice booklet for people of Sicilian descent.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cute stories for any reader,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Oil Jar and Other Stories (Paperback)
Not-Hard stories that anyone of just about any mental capacity can read and understand, I liked it for that. Great stories, stories pretty much based on the most common tales of humanity and society, but with an interesting twist. I rated it a 4 primarily for what it offers to a lot of people, the opportunity to read well written novelettes, and because its not quite a 5 (its no Les Miserables or War and Peace) but still enjoyable!
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