Question

In a play by this writer, a man declares that he does not "like the months of the year" after he is asked to imitate February. A character created by this writer tells the story of a calf who eats (20[1])too much glass and has to give birth. In a play by this writer, capital letters are used to write (0[2])"ANGELFOOD" (20[3]0[1])by the (20[5])Orator (20[3])after the (20[1])Old (0[1])Man and (20[1])the (20[2])Old (20[1])Woman (20[3]0[1])shout (20[3])"Long live the Emperor" (0[1])and (20[1])jump (20[1])out the window. (20[2]0[1])(*) Surreal (10[2])dialogue is exchanged by English couples (10[1])called the Smiths (10[1])and Martins with the Fire (10[1])Chief in a play (10[1])by this (0[1])writer of The Chairs. (10[2])In another play by this writer, (0[1])Bérenger ("BAY-ron-zhay") opposes turning into the title animal. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this absurdist playwright of The Bald Soprano and Rhinoceros. (0[1])■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: Eugène Ionesco ("ur-ZHEN ee-oh-NESS-koh") [or Eugen Ionescu]
<Literature - European Literature - Drama>
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