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Eugène Ionesco


 

Eugène Ionesco, born Eugen Ionescu on November 26, 1909, was one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the absurd. Beyond ridiculing the most banal situations, Ionesco's plays depict in a tangible way the solitude of humans and the insignificance of one's existence.

References

  • The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French, (ISBN 0198661258)
  • Ionesco : Théâtre complet, Pléiade edition (ISBN 2070111989)
  • Wellwarth, George E. The dream and the Play