Who has any interest in prolonging this confusion? I don't know. Let's not try to know. Let's leave things as they are. [ - Eugène Ionesco

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Who has any interest in prolonging this confusion? I don't know. Let's not try to know. Let's leave things as they are. [

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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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