The author of such modern classics as The Bald Soprano, Exit the King,
Rhinoceros, and The Chairs, Eugène Ionesco is "one of the most important
and influential figures in the modern theater" (Library Journal). This
crucial collection combines The New Tenant with Amédée and Victims of
Duty--the plays Richard Gilman has called, along with The Killer,
Ionesco's "greatest plays, works of the same solidity, fulness, and
permanence as [those of] his predecessors in the dramatic revolution
that began with Ibsen and is still going on."