Ionesco

American  

[yuh-nes-koh, ee-uh-] / yəˈnɛs koʊ, i ə- /

noun

1. Eugène 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.

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Ionesco British  

/ jɔnɛsko, ˌiːəˈnɛskəʊ /

noun

1. Eugène (øʒɛn). 1912–94, French dramatist, born in Romania; a leading exponent of the theatre of the absurd. His plays include The Bald Prima Donna (1950) and Rhinoceros (1960)

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Example Sentences

In the 1970s, the Landaus started the American Film Theater, which invited viewers to subscribe to regular screenings of movie versions of works by Eugène Ionesco, Bertolt Brecht, Edward Albee and others.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2023

Theatre of the Absurd pioneer Ionesco had called it an anti-Nazi play.

From Reuters • Nov. 24, 2021

He also tried his hand at theater directing, putting on a well-received program of Beckett and Ionesco plays in Los Angeles in 1961.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2021

“It’s an absurdist black comedy-political allegory in the tradition of Ionesco that sometimes employs blank-verse iambic pentameter,” Lane said.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 20, 2019

Lady Constance remarked gaily to Madame Ionesco, who nodded and yawned.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood