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Samuel Beckett

Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde writer, dramatist and poet, writing in English and French. Beckett's work offers a bleak outlook on human culture and both formally and philosophically became increasingly minimalist in his later career.

As a student, assistant, and friend of James Joyce, Beckett is considered one of the last modernists; as an inspiration to many later writers, he is sometimes considered one of the first postmodernists. He is also considered one of the key writers in what Martin Esslin called "Theatre of the Absurd." As such, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.

Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969 for his "writing, which—in new forms for the novel and drama—in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation". Beckett was elected Saoi of Aosdána in 1984. He died in Paris of respiratory problems. (Source)

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Irish writer (1906–1989)

Born 13 April 1906
Died 22 December 1989

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Irish writer (1906–1989)

Born 13 April 1906
Died 22 December 1989

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Translations into English British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author) Fiction Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author) Criticism and interpretation French drama British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) Fiction, general Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author) English drama Beckett, samuel, 1906-1989 English literature Specimens Translations from French Drama Drama (dramatic works by one author) French fiction Theater programs English poetry Irish authors French prose literature Notebooks, sketchbooks Authors, correspondence French language materials French literature

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Israel United States Dublin (Ireland) Germany Africa Berlin Dublin Hamburg London London (England) Netherlands wJCHavYousFkdRqUH

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Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) Samuel Beckett (1906-) James Joyce (1882-1941) Marcel Proust (1871-1922) Bram van Velde (1895-) Bram van Velde (1895-1981) Alan Schneider André Masson (1896-) André Masson (1896-1987) Arnold Geulincx (1624-1669) Arthur - Interviste Miller Bruce Nauman (1941-) CUyBtIKvyi Celia Christina Tsinkou Cooper Deirdre Bair Endon Harold - Interviste Pinter Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957) Miss Counihan Mr. Kelly Murphy Neary Pierre Tal-Coat

Time

20th century 1935 20e siècle zajpOaPuUzLrUbHV

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  • Beckett, Samuel; Paz, Octavio
  • Beckett, Samuel; Duthuit, Georges and Putman, Jacques
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