Photo of the colonel

“Photo of the Colonel” is a collection of short stories Eugene Ionesko (1909-1994), published in 1962.
Most of the short stories included in the book ("Oriflama", "Photo of the Colonel", Walking through the air ", Rhino", "victim of the debt"), became the starting point for the famous plays of the French playwright, which was also Great prose writer.
plot moves, accents, and sometimes with general tonality, these short stories are significantly different from the plays, which were subsequently written on their basis - and not only serve as interesting literary material for comparison, but also give real pleasure from reading.
As always, Ionesko, fiction, absurdity, reality are raised together, which is why his prose conveys a unique aroma of life