Hunger and Thirst

Hunger and Thirst (French original title La Soif et la faim) is one of the last plays by Eugène Ionesco. It was first published in French in 1966. The play has one act divided into four periods. In the play, Ionesco depicts religion as an expression of conformism and of the alienation of idealism to the establishment.

Eugène Ionesco

Plays	The Bald Soprano (1950) Salutations (1950) The Lesson (1951) The Motor Show (1951) The Chairs (1952) The Leader (1953) Victims of Duty (1953) Maid to Marry (1953) Amédée, or How to Get Rid of It (1954) Jack, or The Submission (1955) The New Tenant (1955) The Picture (1955) Improvisation (1956) The Foot of the Wall (1956) The Future is in Eggs, or It Takes All Sorts to Make a World (1957) The Killer (1958) Foursome (1959) Rhinoceros (1959) Learning to Walk (1960) Frenzy For Two, or More (1962) Exit the King (1962) Stroll in the Air (1962) Hunger and Thirst (1964) The Hard Boiled Egg (1966) The Oversight (1966) The Mire (1966) Here Comes a Chopper (1970) The Duel (1971) Double Act (1971) Macbett (1972) Oh, What a Bloody Circus aka A Hell of a Mess (1973) Man with Bags (1977) Journeys Among the Dead (1980) The Viscount (unfinished)

Novels	The Hermit (1973)

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