by Eugène Ionesco · ALIANZA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420619262
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«La cantante calva» is the play by dramatist Eugène Ionesco, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (101 pages, in Spanish).
Emblematic work of the theatre of the absurd in which Eugène Ionesco breaks down the conventions of everyday language: dialogues full of commonplaces lead to illogical situations and reflect the lack of communication and alienation of modern life.
It was published in the El libro de bolsillo collection (number 926, Literature section), translated by Luis Echávarri and revised by Miguel Salabert.
Recommended for those who want to explore the theatrical avant-gardes of the 20th century.
Eugène Ionesco was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. Ionesco instigated a revolution in ideas and techniques of drama, beginning with his "anti play", The Bald Soprano, which contributed to the beginnings of what is known as the Theatre of the Absurd. He wrote a number of plays that, following the ideas of the philosopher Albert Camus, explore concepts of absurdism and surrealism. He was made a member of the Académie française in 1970, and was awarded the 1970 Austrian State Prize for European Literature, and the 1973 Jerusalem Prize.
