Anouilh

[a-noo-y^uh]

noun

1. Jean 1910–1987, French dramatist.

Anouilh

/ anuj /

noun

1. Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1910–87, French dramatist, noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths: his works include Eurydice (1942), Antigone (1944), and Becket (1959)

Example Sentences

Scob maintained a high-profile stage career alongside her film work, with a string of roles in French drama, including Racine, Molière and Anouilh.

From The Guardian

“Sorrow Swag” takes blue as its cue, examining race, grief and gender with theatrical texts from Samuel Beckett and Jean Anouilh; “minor matter” is the “red” chapter, studying love, rage and a mysterious black box.

From Seattle Times

As he converses — and, implicitly, identifies with — the confined creature in the bowl, he seems to belong to the species of charming lunatics who populate the whimsical works of French dramatists like Anouilh and Giraudoux.

From New York Times

In his third year, he booked a theatre and made his directorial debut with a performance of Jean Anouilh's Point of Departure.

From BBC

She often skipped school to attend plays and in 1944, at 16, saw a production of Jean Anouilh’s “Antigone.”

From Washington Post