Giraudoux

American  

[zheer-uh-doo, zheer-uh-doo, zhee-roh-doo] / ˌʒɪər əˈdu, ˈʒɪər əˌdu, ʒi roʊˈdu /

noun

1. Jean 1882–1944, French novelist, playwright, and diplomat.

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Giraudoux British  

/ ʒirodu /

noun

1. ( Hyppolyte ) Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1882–1944, French dramatist. His works include the novel Suzanne et le Pacifique (1921) and the plays Amphitryon 38 (1929) and La Guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1935)

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Example Sentences

“I’ve been exploring this part, and the time in which the play was written,” she said, referring to Jean Giraudoux’s “The Madwoman of Chaillot,” the musical’s inspiration.

From New York 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

First produced in 1945, the year after Giraudoux’s death, “Madwoman” contains lines and themes that feel eerily timely today.

From Washington Post

Or did even worse happen after one had manhandled the other during a performance of Giraudoux’s “Judith”?

From New York Times

Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian "There was a time when garbage was a pleasure," they sing in this musical version of Giraudoux's The Madwoman of Chaillot, which flopped on Broadway in 1969.

From The Guardian