{"product_id":"beyond-the-absurd-9786209861901","title":"Beyond the Absurd","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Abdulhadi Dhiaa Mehdi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoined by critic Martin Esslin in 1961, this Western phenomenon (1940s-1960s) includes playwrights like Beckett, Ionesco, and Pinter. It rebelled against traditions, using existentialist characters to reveal a pessimistic outlook on life. This style emerged from socio-political changes, including the rise of scientific temperament, disbelief in religion, and the trauma of two World Wars, which shattered the concept of a safe world and hindered human communication.Plays such as Beckett's Waiting for Godot and Endgame, or Badal Sarcar's Evam Indrajit, symbolize existential crises, hollowness, and the futility of a meaningless existence. Despite lacking coherent plots or traditional rules, these works effectively capture the irrationality, agony, and purposelessness of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LAP Lambert Academic Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47883607539863,"sku":"9786209861901","price":11858.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9786209861901.webp?v=1781102829","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/beyond-the-absurd-9786209861901","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}