biography
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Lenormand, Henri René
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pronunciation:
[luhnaw(r)mã]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1882–1951)
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| biography:
| Playwright, born in Paris, France. He studied at the University of Paris and wrote for the Parisian theatre. Interested in the subconscious, many of his characters are pathological and eccentric. He was the author of Le Mangeur de rêves (1922, The Dream-Eaters), a modern equivalent of Oedipus Rex, and other plays in which Freud's theories are adapted to dramatic purposes. Other plays include Les Râtés (1920) a tale of failure, murder and suicide, and Le Lâche (1925), Une Vie Secrète (1929), and Asie (1931). He was associated with the Pietoëff company, who used techniques pioneered by Chekhov and Pirandello. He also wrote the enlightening Confessions of a Playwright (1952). |
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