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Samuel Beckett

13 April 1906 - 22 December 1989

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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  • Cover of: Happy days: the production notebook of Samuel Beckett

    First published in 1961 23 editions in 3 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition happydaysproduct0000beck Cover of edition happydaysplayint0000beck Cover of edition happydaysplayint0000beck_l7i3 Cover of edition happydaysplayint00beck
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    First published in 1961 11 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition poemsinenglish00beck
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    First published in 1934 10 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Translations into English, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Beckett, samuel, 1906-1989, Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author), Criticism and interpretation, Fiction, general, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), English drama, French drama, English literature, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Translations from French, Drama, English poetry, Irish authors, Notebooks, sketchbooks, Authors, correspondence, French fiction, French language materials, French poetry, Romance literature, French Authors, Specimens
Places
Israel, Dublin (Ireland), Germany, Africa, Berlin, Dublin, Hamburg, London, London (England), Netherlands, United States, wJCHavYousFkdRqUH
People
Samuel Beckett (1906-), Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), James Joyce (1882-1941), Bram van Velde (1895-), Bram van Velde (1895-1981), Marcel Proust (1871-1922), 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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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