While each play in the Berenger cycle is unique, they are all prime examples of Ionesco's conception of the theatre of the absurd, and touch on themes that preoccupied Ionesco throughout his career, such as mortality, alienation, freedom and the evils of Fascism.
The four plays featuring Ionesco's everyman Bérenger - 'The Killer', 'Rhinocerous', 'Exit the King' and 'Strolling in the Air' - are brought together here, translated by Donald Watson and Derek Prouse.
