Not so with our characters. They have no metaphysics, no order, no law. They are miserable and they don’t know why. They are puppets, undone. In shor… - Eugène Ionesco

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Not so with our characters. They have no metaphysics, no order, no law. They are miserable and they don’t know why. They are puppets, undone. In short, they represent modern man. Their situation is not tragic, since it has no relation to a higher order. Instead, it’s ridiculous, laughable, and derisory.

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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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Ce matin, quand tu t'es regardé dans la glace tu ne t'es pas vu.
C'est parce que je n'étais pas encore là. (IX, 59)

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