Eugène Ionesco Books
November 26, 1909 – March 28, 1994
Eugène Ionesco, a leading playwright of the Theatre of the Absurd, masterfully depicts the solitude and insignificance of human existence. His works ridicule the most banal situations, using them as a tangible means to explore profound existential themes. Ionesco's writing delves into the paradoxes of modern life, questioning conventional forms of expression. He expertly employs language to expose the chasm between words and reality.
Rhinoceros and Other Plays
- 141 pages
- 5 hours of reading
A collection of three modern plays by the master of the absurd and member of the French Academy.
A collection of three plays including "Rhinoceros", "The Chairs", and "The Lesson."
The Chairs
- 60 pages
- 3 hours of reading
In a house on an island a very old couple pass their time with private games and half-remembered stories. With brilliant eccentricity, Ionesco's 'tragic farce' combines a comic portrait of human folly with a magical experiment in theatrical possibilities.
The Bald Soprano and Other Plays
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
The leading figure of absurdist theater and one of the great innovators of the modern stage, Eugene Ionesco (1909-94) did not write his first play, The Bald Soprano, until 1950. He went on to become an internationally renowned master of modern drama, famous for the comic proportions and bizarre effects that allow his work to be simultaneously hilarious, tragic, and profound. As Ionesco has said, "Theater is not literature. . . . It is simply what cannot be expressed by any other means."
A collection of plays, often classified as absurd drama, which aim to portray a world in which humanity, with its despair, fear and loneliness, is alone in a hostile and meaningless world.
