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Ionesco

Ionesco

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A French playwright born in Romania known for absurd plays
  • proper noun
  • /iˈoʊnɛskoʊ/
: Ionesco
  • I was so captivated by Eugène Ionesco's work that I attended every production of his plays.
  • Eugène Ionesco

Examples

  • The Romanian author Eugen Ionescu, who later became famous as the French playwright Eugene Ionesco, also recognized Caragiale as one of his models.

    Academic text (1995)

  • I was so impressed by Ionesco, a Romanian absurdist, that I began reading everything he had ever written.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Samuel Beckett with "Waiting for Godot" and Ionesco with "The Bald Singer" are two of the most representative works in the Theatre of the Absurd.

    Blog text (24)

  • Dramatist Eugène Ionesco was known for his innovative techniques in absurd theater.

  • One of the most famous works of Eugène Ionesco is the play titled "The Bald Soprano."

Surface Forms

Ionesco main

Etymology

Ionesco comes from the Romanian surname Ionescu, made from Ion, a form of 'John', plus the ending -escu meaning 'son of'. So Ionesco used to mean 'son of Ion', which helps remind us of his Romanian family origin.