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Eugène Ionesco (French: [øʒɛn jɔnɛsko]; born Eugen Ionescu, Romanian: [e.uˈdʒen joˈnesku] ⓘ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century.
Eugène Ionesco was a Romanian-born French dramatist whose one-act “antiplay” La Cantatrice chauve (1949; The Bald Soprano) inspired a revolution in dramatic techniques and helped inaugurate the Theatre of the Absurd.
One of the truly most creative, surreal and fascinating playwrights of the 20th century Eugene Ionesco stands tall amongst a sea of brilliant existential surreal absurdist playwrights of his time.
May 29, 2018 · The popular plays of the Franco-Romanian author Eugène Ionesco (1912-1994) protested the dehumanizing effects of modern civilization and depicted the despair of the individual who vainly seeks meaning for his or her existence.
Eugene Ionesco. BORN: 1909, Slatina, Romania. DIED: 1994, Paris, France. NATIONALITY: Romanian, French. GENRE: Fiction, drama, nonfiction. MAJOR WORKS: The Bald Soprano (1950) The Chairs (1952) Rhinoceros (1960) Overview. Eugene Ionesco was one of the founders of a style of drama called the Theater of the Absurd. He revolutionized drama with ...
Examine the life, times, and work of Eugène Ionesco through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
Jul 17, 2011 · Eugene Ionesco, ca. 1985. Photograph by Eugene Ionesco. The last few years have been exceptionally busy for Eugène Ionesco. His seventieth birthday was celebrated in 1982 with a series of events, publications, and productions of his work, not only in France but worldwide.
