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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:playwright
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:Rhinocéros_(film)
gptkb:The_Bald_Soprano_(film)
Exit the King (film)
The Lesson (film)
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:Theatre_of_the_Absurd
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:theater
gptkb:Theater_of_the_Absurd
Avant-garde theater
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Play
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Play
gptkb:Molière_Award
gptkb:Commandeur_of_the_Ordre_des_Arts_et_des_Lettres
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gptkbp:birth_date
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November 26, 1909
1912-11-26
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Slatina,_Romania
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gptkbp:born
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November 26, 1909
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Nicolas_Ionesco
gptkb:Marie-France_Ionesco
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gptkbp:contribution
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Innovative use of language
Critique of societal norms
Exploration of existential themes
Characterization of human condition
Use of absurdity in drama
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gptkbp:death_date
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March 28, 1994
1994-03-28
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Paris,_France
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gptkbp:died
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March 28, 1994
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:theater
Absurdist theatre
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Eugène Ionesco
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gptkbp:influence
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Modern theater
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Harold_Pinter
gptkb:David_Mamet
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
gptkb:Tom_Stoppard
Modern theater
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Marcel_Proust
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
gptkb:Henrik_Ibsen
gptkb:Absurdism
gptkb:Surrealism
Existentialism
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:The_Bald_Soprano
gptkb:Exit_the_King
gptkb:Rhinocéros
gptkb:The_Chairs
gptkb:A_Stroll_in_the_Air
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:French
gptkb:Romanian
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gptkbp:legacy
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Adaptations of his works
Influence on playwrights
Study in drama schools
Continued relevance in contemporary theater
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gptkbp:movement
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gptkb:Theater_of_the_Absurd
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:French
gptkb:Romanian
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ The more we know, the more we realize we know nothing.”
“ It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.”
“ The theater is a place where we can be ourselves.”
“ A play is a mirror held up to society.”
“ I am not a playwright, I am a playwright.”
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Bald_Soprano
gptkb:The_Lesson
gptkb:Exit_the_King
gptkb:Rhinocéros
gptkb:The_Chairs
gptkb:The_New_Tenant
gptkb:The_Killer
gptkb:A_Stroll_in_the_Air
The Future is in Eggs
Amedee
The King is Dying
Victims of Duty
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:playwright
gptkb:drama
gptkb:theater_productions
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Slatina,_Romania
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Paris,_France
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Roxana_Ionesco
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:Absurdism
Absurdist comedy
Surrealist elements
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:Isolation
Existentialism
Language and meaning
Communication breakdown
Absurdity of human existence
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:The_Bald_Soprano
gptkb:The_Lesson
gptkb:Exit_the_King
gptkb:Rhinocéros
gptkb:The_Chairs
gptkb:The_New_Tenant
gptkb:The_Killer
gptkb:A_Stroll_in_the_Air
Victims of Duty
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Antwerp
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
gptkb:Bertolt_Brecht
gptkb:The_Birthday_Party
gptkb:Henrik_Ibsen
gptkb:The_Pinter_Plays
gptkb:Peter_Brook
gptkb:The_Caretaker
gptkb:The_Caretaker_(1960)
gptkb:The_Dumb_Waiter
gptkb:The_Homecoming
gptkb:The_Hothouse_(1958)
gptkb:Theater_of_the_Absurd
gptkb:Theatre_of_the_Absurd
gptkb:Absurdist_Theatre
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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