Eugène Ionesco

Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) was a Romanian-French playwright. He wrote mostly in French. He was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre. He revolutionized drama with ideas and techniques, beginning with his anti-play "The Bald Soprano" in the realm of the Theatre of the Absurd.He was made a member of the Académie française in 1970, and was awarded the 1970 Austrian State Prize for European Literature, and the 1973 Jerusalem Prize.

Wisdom & Quotes

• A civil servant doesn't make jokes.

- The Killer

• Life is an abnormal business.

- Rhinoceros

• You can only predict things after they've happened.

- Rhinoceros

• We haven't the time to take our time.

- Exit the King

John Cage