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Martin Esslin
British playwright, theatre critic, scholar (1918-2002) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 83
Martin Julius Esslin OBE was a Hungarian-born British producer, dramatist, journalist, adaptor and translator, critic, academic scholar and professor of drama, known for coining the term "theatre of the absurd" in his 1961 book The Theatre of the Absurd.
Martin Esslin is read about 24 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026
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This work has been called "the most influential theatrical text of the 1960s".
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2002 · aged 83
