What's chivalrous about saying you've seen a rhinoceros? - Eugène Ionesco

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What's chivalrous about saying you've seen a rhinoceros?

Eugène Ionesco

Rhinoceros and Other Plays · January 11, 1994 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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About Eugène Ionesco

Eugène Ionesco (26 November 1909 – 29 March 1994), born Eugen Ionescu, was a Romanian playwright and dramatist, one of the foremost playwrights of Theatre of the Absurd.

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Native Name: Eugen Ionescu

Alternative Names: Ionesco • Eugen Ionesco • Eugene Ionesco

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- Her eyes . . . What's the colour of her eyes . . . ?
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Politicians are either there or here or totally at home. Their finitude is more than sufficient unto itself. I don’t mean to imply that I’m any better than they which does not mean that they are any better than I. Which doesn’t mean anything at all.