Eugène Ionesco (/ jəˈnɛskoʊ /; [1] French: [øʒɛn jɔnɛsko]; born Eugen Ionescu, Romanian: [e.uˈdʒen joˈnesku] ⓘ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote …

Nov 22, 2025 · 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 …

Eugene Ionesco was one of the founders of a style of drama called the Theater of the Absurd. He revolutionized drama with his radical new perspective on language, demonstrating its subversion, …

Eugene Ionesco (1909-1994) was a French playwright and one of the leading representatives of the illogical, tragicomic drama known as the "theatre of the absurd". His plays' situations, characters, and …

Eugene Ionesco was a Romanian-born playwright who was considered the godfather of the theater of the absurd, though he preferred the tag “improbable” versus absurd, with such works as The …

Jun 8, 2025 · Eugène Ionesco, a key figure in the Theatre of the Absurd, was born on November 26, 1909, in Slatina, Romania. His innovative works reshaped the way theatre was viewed in the 20th …

Ionesco was a member of the C.I.E.L. (Comité international des écrivains pour la liberté) which militates for the observance of human rights in all countries and for freedom of scientists, writers and artists.

Eugène Ionesco, born Eugen Ionescu, (November 26, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a French-Romanian playwright and dramatist, one of the foremost playwrights of the Theater of the Absurd.

Eugène Ionesco is widely recognized as one of the pivotal figures in 20th-century theater, particularly for his role in establishing the Theater of the Absurd. His innovative plays challenged...

Ionesco wrote mainly in attempts to correct critics whom he felt misunderstood his work and therefore wrongly influenced his audience. In doing so, Ionesco articulated ways in which he thought …