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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: Paroles et Musique

    First published in 1972 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1992 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Samuel Beckett inszeniert das "Endspiel."

    First published in 1957 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Samuel Beckett's Company/Compagnie ; and, A piece of monologue/Solo

    First published in 1993 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The shorter plays: with revised texts for Footfalls, Come and go and What where

    First published in 1999 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Séjour.: [Gravures sur cuivre de Louis Marccard d'après les dessins originaux de] Jean Deyrolle.

    First published in 1970 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Tetes Mortes

    First published in 1972 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Textos Para Nada

    First published in 1971 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Traum von mehr bis minder schönen Frauen.

    First published in 1996 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1930 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Words and music.: Play. Eh Joe. Paroles et musique. Comédie. Dis Joe. Foreword by Jean-Jacques Mayoux. Translated by Samuel Beckett.

    First published in 1972 2 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Worstward ho

    First published in 1983 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition worstwardho00beck
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  • Cover of: Disjecta: Miscellaneous Writings and a Dramatic Fragment

    First published in 1984 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Waiting for Godot

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  • Cover of: Endgame Act Without Words I

    First published in 2009 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Texts for Nothing and Other Shorter Prose 19501976

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  • Cover of: En Attendant Godot

    First published in 1984 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mersiyeh ṿe-Ḳamiyeh

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