Östliches Drama des Absurden in der Dämmerung von...

Krzysztof Pleśniarowicz presents the differences between Western and Eastern European absurdism, points out similarities and connections, and emphasizes the role that absurd theater plays in Eastern Europe: the depiction of the drama of a man deprived of freedom. The author of this important book illustrates the absurdity in the dramas of the 1980s "at the end of the Soviet bloc" as the only means of dramatically-theatrically embodying realism, serving as a metaphor for reality.

It is the author's merit to showcase the diversity of the "Eastern Theater of the Absurd" (from Russia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Hungary) against the backdrop of a shared feeling of absence of the present, even of "being erased." The book holds a significant place in the study of absurd theater, particularly due to the insightful and valuable analyses of the cited works and the interesting light it sheds on the realm of lesser-known world drama. The publication of this book in English will enhance the understanding of the face of absurd theater among many theater enthusiasts, literary scholars, theater scholars, and even historians.