num_pages: 60
description: In a house on an island a very old couple pass their time with private games and half-remembered stories. With brilliant eccentricity, Ionesco's 'tragic farce' combines a comic portrait of human folly with a magical experiment in theatrical possibilities.
language: English
title: The Chairs
titlecomplete: The Chairs
characters: Old Man, Old Woman
genres: Theatre, Drama, Classics, France, Romanian Literature, Plays, School, French Literature, Fiction, Romania
ratings_count: 2826
publisher: Faber & Faber