Arthur Adamov

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Arthur Adamov was a Russian-born French dramatist and key figure of the Theatre of the Absurd, known for his experimental, existentially themed plays.

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instanceOf dramatist
person
playwright
theatre director
translator
activeYearsEnd 1970
activeYearsStart 1940s
birthName Arthur Adamov NERFINISHED
burialPlace Père Lachaise Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath suicide
citizenship France
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfDeath France
dateOfBirth 1908-08-23
dateOfDeath 1970-03-16
ethnicOrigin Armenian
familyName Adamov NERFINISHED
genre absurdist theatre
drama
political theatre
givenName Arthur NERFINISHED
influenced Theatre of the Absurd NERFINISHED
influencedBy Antonin Artaud NERFINISHED
Franz Kafka NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement Theatre of the Absurd NERFINISHED
avant-garde theatre
nationality French
notableIdea existential themes in theatre
use of dream-like, non-linear structures in drama
notableWork Comme nous avons été NERFINISHED
La Parodie NERFINISHED
La Politique des restes NERFINISHED
Le Ping-Pong NERFINISHED
Le Printemps 71 NERFINISHED
Le Professeur Taranne NERFINISHED
Le Sens de la marche NERFINISHED
L’Invasion NERFINISHED
Paolo Paoli NERFINISHED
occupation dramatist
playwright
translator
placeOfBirth Kislovodsk NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Paris
residence Paris
wroteIn 20th century

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