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Samuel Barclay Beckett ( / ˈbɛkɪt / ⓘ; 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 Beckett has 796 books on Goodreads with 696813 ratings. Samuel Beckett’s most popular book is Waiting for Godot.
Jan 7, 2019 · The Best Fiction Books » Literary Figures. The Best Samuel Beckett Books. recommended by Mark Nixon. Samuel Beckett remains one of the most significant writers of the twentieth century. Ruthlessly experimental, his plays, novels, and poems represent a sustained attack on the realist tradition.
105 books based on 19 votes: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, Endgame by Samuel Beckett, Molloy by Samuel Beckett, Molloy / Malone Dies / The Unnamab...
His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human nature, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour. Beckett is widely regarded as among the most influential writers of the 20th century. Strongly influenced by James Joyce, he is considered one of the last modernists.
May 17, 2011 · Performed across the globe by some of the world's most iconic performers, Samuel Beckett's indelible masterpiece remains an unwavering testament of what it means to be human.
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In 1932 he wrote his first novel, More Pricks Than Kicks 1933. This was a collection of short stories or vignettes with several characters recurring. Beckett attempted to publish a book of poems in 1934, with no success.
The Selected Works of Samuel Beckett. by Samuel Beckett | Feb 8, 2011. 55. Hardcover. $3333. List: $65.00. FREE delivery Fri, Jan 19 on $35 of items shipped by Amazon. Only 6 left in stock - order soon. More Buying Choices. $25.98 (39 used & new offers) Paperback. $5426. List: $65.00. $3.99 delivery Jan 17 - 19. More Buying Choices.
Mar 18, 2015 · A recently published collection of his letters from 1941–1956, the period leading up to his international success with his play Waiting for Godot, casts some light on at least one corner of the man’s private life – what books were piling up on his bed stand.
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