‎[PRÉSENCE LITTÉRAIRE ]‎
‎Ionesco. ‎

‎Continent n° 1: Soljénitsyne, Ionesco, Sakharov, Djilas,‎

‎Gallimard, revue "Continent" n°1, 1975, 214 p., broché, quelques plis sur le dos, couverture un peu empoussiérée, état général correct.‎

‎Contient: Alexandre Soljénitsyne, Eugène Ionesco, Andréi Sakharov: Quelques mots sur "Continent"; Iossif Brodski: Poèmes; Vladimir Kornilov: Ni bras ni jambes (roman); Alexandre Soljénitsyne: Un chapitre inédit du "Premier Cercle"; Abram Tertz (Andréi Siniavski): Le phénomène littéraire en Russie; Alexandre Piatigorski: Notes sur la situation métaphysique; Carl-Gustav Ströhm: Conversation avec Milovan Djilas; Ludek Pachman: Le nouveau printemps de Prague; "La voix de Varsovie": Comment je comprends la "Lettre aux dirigeants"; Carl-Gustav Ströhm: La Russie, l'Allemagne et l'avenir de l'Europe.‎

‎Le rhinocéros. - [WITH IONESCO'S DEDICATION. ]‎

‎Paris, Galliard, 1959. 8vo. Uncut in the original wrappers. Minor wear, with edges exhibiting slight signs of use. The cover is clean overall but has four small brown spots. Fine and tight. Internally exceptionally well-preserved, clean and bright.‎

‎First edition, presentation-copy, of one of Ionesco's most celebrated plays, significant work in the Theatre of the Absurd. The copy is inscribed by Ionesco to front endpaper: ""Pour Kjeld Abell - / Eugène Ionesco / avec sa reconnaissance / et son amitié. / E.I. / 9-25,"". With works like the present, Eugène Ionesco helped found the important movement known as Theatre of the Absurd. The play explores themes of societal pressures, conformity, and the loss of individuality, set in a town where the inhabitants gradually turn into rhinoceroses. Through the protagonist, Berenger, who resists the transformation, Ionesco critiques totalitarianism, the allure, of mass movements, and the fragile nature of human identity. Ionesco, a Romanian-Frrench playwright, bacame known for his rejection of traditional theatrical conventions and his focus on the absurdity of human existence. Alongside writers like Samuel Beckett, he shaped post-war drama, exploring existential themes through humor, illogical dialogue, and surreal situations. Le Rhinocéros is often interpreted as a commentary on the rise of fascism and the danger of unhecked ideologies, though Ionesco insisted it was a more universal reflection on human nature. Its relevance endures, as it invites readers and viewers to reflect on the role of the individual within the collective, and the pressures to confirm even when that means losing one's humanity. The work is one of Ionesco's most celebrated plays, alongside La Cantatrice chauve (The Bald Soprano) and La Leçon (The Lesson), and it soldified his reputation as a key figure in modernist literature. Kjeld Abell was a major Danish playwright and a key voice in mid-century European theatre. His bold, innovative works anticipated many of the themes later explored by the Theatre of the Absurd. Abell often employed dream logic, satire, and non-linear structure to critique authoritarianism and explore existential dilemmas, making him a highly relevant and meaningful dedicatee for this presentation copy.‎

‎Livres de France n° 8 - Ionesco un vrai piéton de l'air par Jean Louis Barrault, Eugène Ionesco par Jacques Lemarchand, Ionesco, la pesanteur et la grace par Jacques Brenner, Au moulin, images en mille morceaux par Eugène Ionesco, Eugène Ionesco répond‎

‎Bureau de la revue. Octobre 1963. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 40 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans et hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française‎

‎Sommaire : Ionesco un vrai piéton de l'air par Jean Louis Barrault, Eugène Ionesco par Jacques Lemarchand, Ionesco, la pesanteur et la grace par Jacques Brenner, Au moulin, images en mille morceaux par Eugène Ionesco, Eugène Ionesco répond au questionnaire Marcel Proust Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française‎

‎Ionesco : Situation et perspectives,‎

‎Belfond, 1980, 284 pp., broché, traces d'usage, trace d'étiquette sur la quatrième de couverture, état correct.‎

‎Ionesco,‎

‎Seghers, Théâtre de Tous Les Temps, 1969, 190 pp., broché, dos insolé, traces d'usage, couverture un peu frottée, état correct.‎