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Arthur Adamov was a Russian-born playwright, born on the 23rd of August 1908 in Kislovodsk, who became one of the foremost exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd as identified by critic Martin Esslin. His plays, influenced by August Strindberg and later Bertolt Brecht, are known for making psychological states physically visible on stage.
Le Professeur Taranne, written in 1953, is among his best-known works. The play was directly inspired by a dream Adamov had, and depicts a title character accused of public nudity, littering, and plagiarism whose every denial is used as further evidence against him.
Arthur Adamov was born on the 23rd of August 1908 in Kislovodsk, in the Terek Oblast of the Russian Empire, to a wealthy Armenian family. His original surname was Adamian.
Arthur Adamov died on the 15th of March 1970 from an overdose of barbiturates. In his later years, he had begun to drink and use drugs, which severely impacted his health.
Adamov was influenced by the Surrealist Movement in his early Paris years, where he edited the surrealist journal Discontinuité. His dramatic work drew on August Strindberg, giving it a dream-like quality, while his later plays reflected the political theatre of Bertolt Brecht, shaped partly by the Algerian War.
Adamov translated works by German authors including Rilke and Büchner, as well as Russian classics by Gogol and Chekhov, all into French. French was his primary language from his schooling in Switzerland and Germany.