Fernando Arrabal: Quick Facts

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Born	August 11, 1932 (age 94) • Melilla • Spanish North Africa
Notable Works	“And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers” • “Automobile Graveyard” • “Baal Babylon” • “Pique-nique en campagne” • “The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria”
Movement / Style	Theatre of the Absurd

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