absurdism

[ab-sur-diz-uhm, -zur-]

noun

1. the philosophical and literary doctrine that human beings live in essential isolation in a meaningless and irrational world.

Word History and Origins

Origin of absurdism¹

First recorded in 1945–50; absurd + -ism

Example Sentences

Krasznahorkai is "a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to Thomas Bernhard, and is characterised by absurdism and grotesque excess," the Academy said.

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The Nobel Prize in Literature described Krasznahorkai as "a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to Thomas Bernhard, and is characterised by absurdism and grotesque excess."

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Krasznahorkai, 71, is "a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to Thomas Bernhard, and is characterised by absurdism and grotesque excess," the jury said in a statement.

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“The show really relies on absurdism, which heavily relies on instinct,” he explains.

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Given that pain and loss are inherent to the story, Williams also was grateful for the project’s “unstoppable sense of humor,” where absurdism and slapstick sit effortlessly alongside fear and grief.

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