Samuel Beckett
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Beckett in 1977
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an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. one of the key figures in what Martin Esslin called the Theatre of the Absurd.
Born
Samuel Barclay Beckett 13 April 1906 Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland
Died
22 December 1989 (aged 83) Montparnasse, Paris, France
Nationality
Irish
Alma mater
Trinity College Dublin
Occupation
Novelist, playwright, poet, theatre director, essayist, literary translator
adultbasic
France
Citizenship
Ireland
Education
Portora Royal School
era
1800+
Genres
Drama, fiction, poetry, screenplays, personal correspondence
Language
English, French
Notable awards
Croix de Guerre (1945) Nobel Prize in Literature (1969)
Notable works
Murphy Watt Molloy Malone Dies The Unnamable Waiting for Godot Endgame Krapp's Last Tape How It Is Happy Days
Pen name
Andrew Belis
Spouse
Suzanne Dechevaux-Dumesnil ( m. 1961; died 1989)
Years active
1929–1989