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  1. Samuel Barclay Beckett (/ ˈ b ɛ k ɪ t / ⓘ; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal, and tragicomic experiences of life, often coupled with black comedy and nonsense .

    • Samuel Barclay Beckett, 13 April 1906, Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland
  2. Mar 29, 2024 · Samuel Beckett was an author, critic, and playwright, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. He wrote in both French and English and is perhaps best known for his plays, especially En attendant Godot (1952; Waiting for Godot).

  3. Aug 18, 2020 · Samuel Beckett was a 20th century Irish writer who wrote novels, plays and poetry. He is best known for his absurdist works such as 'Waiting for Godot' and 'Endgame'. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. Learn about his life, career, influences and legacy.

  4. Learn about the life and achievements of Samuel Beckett, a Nobel Prize-winning Irish playwright, novelist, and poet. Explore his themes of existentialism, absurdity, and human condition in his famous works like Waiting for Godot and The Unnamable.

  5. Jul 7, 2016 · Samuel Beckett, the maestro of failure. Better known for his plays, Beckett felt his prose fiction was his central work, and his fearlessly bleak short stories are among the 20th century’s...

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  7. Learn about the life and work of Samuel Beckett, the Irish writer of experimental novels and plays. Find out his study guides, fiction, and quotes on topics such as existentialism, absurdity, and language.

  8. Waiting for Godot ( / ˈɡɒdoʊ / ⓘ GOD-oh [1]) is a play by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett in which two characters, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), engage in a variety of discussions and encounters while awaiting the titular Godot, who never arrives. [2] .

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