Jean Anouilh
Born: 01-01-1910
Jean Anouilh was a renowned French playwright born in 1910, celebrated for his adept blending of tragic and comic elements. His works often explore themes of identity and morality, with "Antigone" being one of his most acclaimed plays. Anouilh's innovative storytelling and rich character development left an indelible mark on 20th-century theater. Over his career, he wrote nearly 50 plays, continuing to influence dramatists worldwide until his death in 1987.
Book summaries for books written by Jean Anouilh
Quotes
I would not exchange this death for all the wealth in the world.
I was born to love, not to hate.
There's a great deal to be said for the vengeful dead.
I've always been afraid of your strength. I thought it was your one weakness.
We're only women, we can't fight with men, Antigone!
I should not want to be a man, not for anything in the world.
No one shall see the tears in my eyes. I'll go alone to the cave where I was born.
It's hard, it's hard to love an enemy.
You'll be alive, but only as long as you're not noticed.
Not of my own free will, but by compulsion. Oh, it is usual that the lesser should obey the greater.
You have no right to call my mother's sister evil.
You see, we've been used to being free.