Eugène Ionesco (Critical Survey of Drama)

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Eugène Ionesco was known primarily for his plays. Over the years, however, he published memoirs and fiction worthy of critical attention; most notable are the memoirs Journal en miettes (1967; Fragments of a Journal, 1968) and Présent passé passé présent (1968; Present Past Past Present, 1972) and the novel Le Solitaire (1973; The Hermit, 1974). Successful as a playwright, Ionesco also surfaced occasionally as a theorist of the drama, notably in Notes et contre-notes (1962; Notes and...

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