This author of such novels as The White Paper and Thomas the Imposter wrote more plays besides the aforementioned The Infernal Machine; for example, Michael is killed shortly after marrying Elizabeth in a play involving "The Room" and "The Game," fantasies inhabited by the childish Paul.
One of his plays includes the prophet Zizi and opens with an omniscient disembodied voice going over the entire plot, as well as including Anubis as the master of the Sphinx despite the subject matter being the Greek myth of Laius, Jocasta, and Oedipus. This author of such novels as The White Paper and Thomas the Imposter wrote more plays besides the aforementioned The Infernal Machine; for example, Michael is killed shortly after marrying Elizabeth in a play involving "The Room" and "The Game," fantasies inhabited by the childish Paul. In another play, an ominous horse spells out the French word "MERDE," meaning "Madame Eurydice will return from hell." For 10 points, name this frequent collaborator with Les Six, the author of Les Enfants Terribles and Orpheus.
One of his plays includes the prophet Zizi and opens with an omniscient disembodied voice going over the entire plot, as well as including Anubis as the master of the Sphinx despite the subject matter being the Greek myth of Laius, Jocasta, and Oedipus.
Jean {Cocteau}