Nikolai Robertovich Erdman | |
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| Native name | Николай Робертович Эрдман |
| Born | 16 November [O.S. 3 November] 1900 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 10 August 1970 Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter, poet |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Notable works | The Mandate The Suicide |
| Notable awards | Stalin Prize (1951) |
Nikolai Robertovich Erdman (Russian: Николай Робертович Эрдман, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj ˈrobʲɪrtəvʲɪtɕ ˈɛrdmən] ; 16 November [O.S. 3 November] 1900, Moscow – 10 August 1970) was a Soviet dramatist and screenwriter primarily remembered for his work with Vsevolod Meyerhold in the 1920s.[1] His plays, notably The Suicide (1928), form a link in Russian literary history between the satirical drama of Nikolai Gogol and the post-World War II Theatre of the Absurd.
- ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 214–215. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.