Noun
French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994)
Source: WordNetEugène Ionesco in particular was fond of Surrealism, claiming at one point that Breton was one of the most important thinkers in history. Source: Internet
Less notorious Romanians include the writer Eugene Ionesco, the gymnast Nadia Comaneci and the composer George Enescu. Source: Internet
Eugene Ionesco The love of theatre, art and music is spreading fast in … Source: Internet
"Ionesco originally put all these idiomatic English clichés into literary French which presented the English in the most absurd aspect possible." Source: Internet
I still have no idea who Ionesco is, but if I’m ever confronted with “Romanian playwright,” I know the intended answer. Source: Internet