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Drama lies in extreme exaggeration of the feelings, an exaggeration that dislocates flat everyday reality.

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Eugene Ionesco
Age: 84 †
Born: 1909
Born: November 26
Died: 1994
Died: March 28
Diarist
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Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Literary Critic
Playwright
Poet
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Stanwood
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