Eugène Ionesco
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| - | '''Eugène Ionesco''' (26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a [[Romanians in France|Romanian-French]] playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the [[French avant-garde theatre#Avant-garde|French avant-garde theatre]] in the 20th century. Ionesco instigated a revolution in ideas and techniques of drama, beginning with his "anti play", ''[[The Bald Soprano]]''. Ionesco contributed to the beginnings of what is known as the [[Theatre of the Absurd]], which includes a number of plays that, following the ideas of the philosopher [[Albert Camus]], explore concepts of absurdism. He was made a member of the [[Académie française]] in 1970, and was awarded the 1970 [[Austrian State Prize for European Literature]], and the 1973 [[Jerusalem Prize]]. | + | '''Eugène Ionesco''' (26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a [[Romanian writer]] writing in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the [[avant-garde theatre]] in the 20th century. Ionesco instigated a revolution in ideas and techniques of drama, beginning with his "anti play", ''[[The Bald Soprano]]''. Ionesco contributed to the beginnings of what is known as the [[Theatre of the Absurd]], which includes a number of plays that, following the ideas of the philosopher [[Albert Camus]], explore concepts of absurdism. He was made a member of the [[Académie française]] in 1970, and was awarded the 1970 [[Austrian State Prize for European Literature]], and the 1973 [[Jerusalem Prize]]. |
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Eugène Ionesco (26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian writer writing in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. Ionesco instigated a revolution in ideas and techniques of drama, beginning with his "anti play", The Bald Soprano. Ionesco contributed to the beginnings of what is known as the Theatre of the Absurd, which includes a number of plays that, following the ideas of the philosopher Albert Camus, explore concepts of absurdism. He was made a member of the Académie française in 1970, and was awarded the 1970 Austrian State Prize for European Literature, and the 1973 Jerusalem Prize.
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