Ionesco
Americannoun
noun
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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 won several playwriting prizes as a student, including one for “Oh Dad, Poor Dad,” a dark comedy influenced by the absurdist works of Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2021
Schisgal’s exploration of suicide and despair recalled other absurdist plays by European writers such as Samuel Beckett, Jean Genet and Eugène Ionesco, whom he cited as key influences.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2020
Did Madame Ionesco know more than she was letting on?
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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