El Viaje / The Trip

Luigi Pirandello was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1934 in recognition of his literary career. First published in 1910, The Voyage tells the story of Adriana Braggi, a thirty-five-year-old widow who lives secluded in her Sicilian home until a sudden illness forces her to abandon her gloomy routine to visit a doctor in Palermo. She then embarks on a journey of discovery and reconciliation that fills her days with light.