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Arthur Adamov was a male playwright, writer, prose writer, and translator. Born Arthur Adamian on 23 August 1908 in Kislovodsk, he was of Armenian ethnicity and held French citizenship. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal and spoke French, Russian, and Armenian. His writing language was French, and his professional work began in 1947.
Adamov died by suicide due to a drug overdose on 15 March 1970 in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. He is buried at Cimetière parisien d'Ivry. His notable works include *Antonin Artaud et le théâtre de notre temps*, *Theatre III*, *Theatre*, *Two Plays Professor Taranne and Ping Pong*, and *Piesner*. His archives are held at the Institute for Contemporary Publishing Archives.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 23 August 1908
- Died
- 15 March 1970
- Works
- 84
Top works
- Antonin Artaud et le théâtre de notre temps
- Theatre III
- Theatre
- Two Plays Professor Taranne and Ping Pong
- Piesner
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- Artur Adamian , ( 1908-08-23 ) 23 August 1908, Kislovodsk , Terek Oblast , Russian Empire
- Died
- 15 March 1970 (1970-03-15) (aged 61), Paris, France
- Resting place
- Ivry Cemetery , Ivry-sur-Seine
- Language
- French
- Nationality
- French
- Literary movement
- Theatre of the absurd
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Kislovodsk
- Place of death
- 5th arrondissement of Paris
- Educated at
- Lycée Lakanal
- Languages spoken
- Armenian
- Image
- Arthur Adamov (1908-1970).jpg
Show 12 more facts
- date of birth
- 1908-08-23
- date of death
- 1970-03-16
- manner of death
- Suicide
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- name in native language
- Артур Адамян
- place of burial
- Cimetière parisien d'Ivry
- ethnic group
- Armenians
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- writing language
- French
- Commons category
- Arthur Adamov
- birth name
- Arthur Adamian
Sources (6)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Arthur Adamov, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Arthur Adamov (23 August 1908 – 15 March 1970) was a Russian playwright, and is widely condidered to be one of the foremost exponents of what Martin Esslin called 'The Theatre of the Absurd'.
Early life
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