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Rhinoceros and Other Plays [Paperback]

Eugene Ionesco (Author)

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Series: Ionesco, Eugene | Publication Date: January 11, 1994

In Rhinoceros, as in his earlier plays, Ionesco startles audiences with a world that invariably erupts in explosive laughter and nightmare anxiety. A rhinoceros suddenly appears in a small town, tramping through its peaceful streets. Soon there are two, then three, until the “movement” is universal: a transformation of average citizens into beasts, as they learn to move with the times. Finally, only one man remains. “I’m the last man left, and I’m staying that way until the end. I’m not capitulating!”

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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Grove Press (January 11, 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0802130984
ISBN-13: 978-0802130983
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Dated Translation, June 7, 2004

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Ionesco is one of the greatest of the absurdist playwrights. Rhinoceros is a great piece -- an amalgam of comedy and tragedy that will have you doubled over in laughter one moment and desperately frightened the next.

That being said, this translation has some serious problems. It was very strange to read as an American in 2004, because it is written in the English spoken in Great Britain in the 1960s. In addition to serious liberties taken by the translator (i.e. simply leaving out certain lines), there sometimes crops up a lack of flow that is all too common in translated literature.

Despite the fact that it's time for a new translation, I highly recommend Ionesco's plays, and Rhinoceros in particular. If you know French, read the original!

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A mind-twisting collection of Ionesco's best drama. Incredible, fantastic and filled with originality. Add this one to your bookshelf. Best quote - ' All cats die, Socrates is dead. Therefore, Socrates is a cat'

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4.0 out of 5 stars Rhinocerosfull!, February 18, 2000

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This is one of the greatest books I have ever read! It is very subtle and has many double meanings. It's very good if you want to have a laugh, but it's not only funny: It will get you thinking about the world and the people in it, the dangers of conformity.Really worth buying!

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4.0 out of 5 stars "The Living are Getting Rarer"
"There are more dead people than living. And their numbers are increasing. The living are getting rarer."-Ionesco. Read more

Published 7 months ago by S. Robison

5.0 out of 5 stars Enduring writer
Ionesco has written wonderful plays showing the idiocy of modern life and its materialistic bent. It is perfect for the very sad and realistic times we live in; his absurdity has... Read more

Published on May 17, 2009 by Jeanne Fuchs

5.0 out of 5 stars Audacious Absurdity
Every time I read an absurdist play, I feel the typical symptoms: confusion, isolation, annoyance, and enlightment. Ionesco did not fail to dissapoint. Read more

Published on April 28, 2006 by Emily B. Perez

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic reconsidered
Perhaps it has to do with time, but I think Rhinoceros reads better from a perspective other than the one having to do with fascism. Read more

Published on February 23, 2006 by David Cisek

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly relevant for our times
One could do worse than to commemorate the installation of George W. Bush as President-apparent of the United States by reading "The Leader," one of the short plays in... Read more

Published on January 17, 2001 by Mr W. S. Mendler

3.0 out of 5 stars The French Version
Well, I am currently reading the French version of the play, and thankful for doing so. The english version is so off by literal standards it takes much of the meaning away. Read more

Published on March 14, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Absurd and amazing
...and blackly humourous, to boot. Ionesco displays the 'nonconformist' magnificently. Displays our innate desire to "move with the times" even when the times aren't... Read more

Published on September 11, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The Theater of the Absurd
Wow...this book was so off the wall, but it had an excellent theme. It shows that with time people must conform. To "move with the times" as Mr. Papillon said. Read more

Published on March 29, 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Rhinoceros is important, I wonder about the other plays
Rhinoceros is an important twentieth century intellectual work about fascist mindcontrol and seeing your friends and neighbors turn into something other than human beings. Read more

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Exit the King, the Killer, and Macbett (Three Plays) by Eugene Ionesco in Front Matter

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