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Literature of the Absurd Key Figures

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Samuel Beckett

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'Waiting for Godot', 'Endgame', and 'Happy Days'. His work explored themes of existential despair and human suffering.

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Harold Pinter

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'The Birthday Party', 'The Homecoming', and 'The Dumb Waiter'. His plays are known for their use of silence and menacing ambiguity.

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Jean Genet

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'The Maids', 'The Balcony', and 'The Blacks'. Explored themes of power, ritual, and illusion in his dramatic works.

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Eugène Ionesco

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'Rhinoceros', 'The Bald Soprano', and 'The Chairs'. He used absurdity and surrealism to critique society and language.

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Slawomir Mrozek

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'The Police', 'Tango', and 'The Emigrants'. His work is known for its satirical take on totalitarianism and absurdism.

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Tom Stoppard

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead', 'The Real Inspector Hound', and 'Travesties'. Known for his intellectual wit and use of meta-fiction.

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Albert Camus

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Though primarily known for his philosophical novels, key contributions to Theatre of the Absurd include 'Caligula' and 'The Misunderstanding'. His works explore themes of absurdism and existentialism.

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Jean-Paul Sartre

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'No Exit', 'The Flies', and 'Dirty Hands'. His works emphasized existential philosophy and the human condition.

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Fernando Arrabal

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria', 'Fando y Lis', and 'Picnic on the Battlefield'. His plays often confront oppressive governments and the absurdity of war.

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Edward Albee

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?', 'The Zoo Story', and 'The Sandbox'. His work examines the complexities of modern life and relationships.

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Václav Havel

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'The Garden Party', 'The Memorandum', and 'Largo Desolato'. His plays satirize the bureaucracy of a totalitarian government.

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Arthur Adamov

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'The Ping-Pong', 'Paolo Paoli', and 'Spring 71'. His works often embody the feelings of alienation and the search for meaning.

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N. F. Simpson

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'A Resounding Tinkle', 'The Hole', and 'One Way Pendulum'. His plays are characterized by their whimsical logic and the interplay of the mundane with the bizarre.

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Arrigo Boito

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Although better known for his operatic contributions, his work 'Nerone' has elements that align with the Theatre of the Absurd, exploring the excesses and decadence of society.

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Jack Gelber

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Key works and contributions to the genre include 'The Connection' and 'The Apple'. His works are noted for their exploration of drug addiction and the counterculture of the 1960s.

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