Rhinocero / The Chairs / The Lesson

by Eug'ne Ionesco

These three great plays by one of the founding fathers of the theatre of the absurd, are alive and kicking with tragedy and humour, bleakness and farce. In "Rhinoceros" we are shown the innate brutality of people as everyone, except for Berenger, turn into clumsy, unthinking rhinoceroses. "The Chairs" depicts the futile struggle of two old people to convey the meaning of life to the rest of humanity, while "The Lesson" is a chilling, but anarchically funny drama of verbal domination. In these three 'antiplays' dream, nonsense and fantasy combine to create an unsettling, bizarre view of society.

Genres: Plays

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2008

Reviews

[Jacob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rhinoceros is an existential masterpiece, I loved it!

[Nelly Larsson · Rating 3 out of 5]

*only of Rhinoceros*

[marion · Rating 3 out of 5]

Si vous pensez ce livre nul et inintéressant c’est que vous n’avez rien compris. Retournez lire.

[Arya Hassan · Rating 2 out of 5]

What. Was. That.