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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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  • Cover of: Tous Ceux Qui Tombent
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    First published in 1957 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Têtes-mortes

    First published in 1967 — 8 editions
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    First published in 1958 — 8 editions
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    First published in 1966 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Disjecta: miscellaneous writings and a dramatic fragment

    First published in 1983 — 7 editions
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    First published in 1981 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Krapp's last tape, and other dramatic pieces
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  • Cover of: I can't go on, I'll go on: aselection from Samuel Beckett's work
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    First published in 1976 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Imagination dead imagine

    First published in 1965 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Samuel Beckett: the Grove centenary edition
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    First published in 1971 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1963 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1976 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1970 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Sofmiśḥaḳ: maḥazeh

    First published in 1971 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Collected shorter plays
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    First published in 1984 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Ends and Odds: Plays and Sketches
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  • Cover of: Lessness

    First published in 1969 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Play, and two short pieces for radio.

    First published in 1964 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Theatrical Notebooks of Samuel Beckett: Endgame (Theatrical Notebooks of Samuel Beckett)

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

Places

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

People

Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Samuel Beckett (1906-), James Joyce (1882-1941), Bram van Velde (1895-), Marcel Proust (1871-1922), 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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Alternative names

  • Samuel Barclay Beckett
  • Samuel (Author) Beckett

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October 19, 2022 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
July 10, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternative names
July 10, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import