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Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett (/ˈbɛkɪt/; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in Paris for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French. He is widely regarded as among the most influential writers of the 20th century.
Beckett's work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human existence, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour, and became increasingly minimalist in his later career. He is considered one of the last modernist writers, and one of the key figures in what Martin Esslin called the "Theatre of the Absurd."
Beckett was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his writing, which—in new forms for the novel and drama—in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation." He was elected Saoi of Aosdána in 1984.
Biography
Early life and education
The Becketts were members of the Anglican Church of Ireland. The family home, Cooldrinagh in the Dublin suburb of Foxrock, was a large house and garden complete with tennis court built in 1903 by Samuel's father, William. The house and garden, together with the surrounding countryside where he often went walking with his father, the nearby Leopardstown Racecourse, the Foxrock railway station and Harcourt Street station at the city terminus of the line, all feature in his prose and plays.
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Passing over to a more just realm
Mid Day 10 Apr 2020
Nwandu's Pass Over is a contemporary take on Samuel Beckett's modernist epic, Waiting for Godot, which premiered in 1953, with the African American protagonists Moses and Kitch standing in for Vladimir and Estragon. In Beckett's absurdist saga, the characters await the appearance ......
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09 Apr 2020
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Herald-Standard
09 Apr 2020
Editors note. Many organizations are postponing, canceling or rescheduling events in light of the coronavirus recommendations to avoid large gatherings ... theater/film/literature. PICT Classic Theatre interactive online lecture series will be held at 2 p.m ... A Man of Many Words (1856-1950), April 24; Samuel Beckett. Waiting to End (1906-1989), May 1 ... 21)....
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‘I feel like I’m always new in Ireland’
The Irish Times 08 Apr 2020
When Juliana Vasconcelos was in her final year of school she decided to become an engineer ... “It was an intense year ... I wanted more.” ... She spent the following three years with the company before moving on to a position as a bridge design engineer with Roughan & O’Donovan consultancy, which was involved in building the famous Samuel Beckett Bridge ... ....
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‘I feel like I’m always new in Ireland. Every good friend has moved away’
The Irish Times 08 Apr 2020
When Juliana Vasconcelos was in her final year of school she decided to become an engineer ... “It was an intense year ... I wanted more.” ... She spent the following three years with the company before moving on to a position as a bridge design engineer with Roughan & O’Donovan consultancy, which was involved in building the famous Samuel Beckett Bridge ... ....
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Anne Harris: Life imitates art in my cocoon
The Irish Times 06 Apr 2020
Samuel Beckett’s response to the crisis to which United Nations secretary general António Guterres likened the pandemic – the second World War – was to put his life in mortal danger in the Resistance ... Indeed, to paraphrase Samuel Johnson himself on London, one who is tired of gossip is tired of life ... Beckett never sat on the fence....
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Why have football and hurling remained a cultural wasteland for our writers and artists?
Irish Independent 05 Apr 2020
In the first week in December, while RTÉ - and viewers and listeners nationwide - were still mourning the death of Gay Byrne, a tribute celebrating the 40th anniversary of the station's flagship TV sport programme, The Sunday Game, was greeted enthusiastically ... It's a pity ... Expand. Close. Samuel Beckett. / ... ....
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Irishman busy on the beat after being forced to close his two pubs
RTE 05 Apr 2020
The coronavirus has had a devastating impact on the US economy, with 10 million Americans applying for unemployment benefits in the last two weeks alone. ... "We've had a huge issue with crowd control ... He runs two Irish pubs, Kirwans On The Wharf in Washington DC and Samuel Beckett's in nearby Arlington, Virginia....
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Alley Theatre Announces its 2020-21 Season
Houston Press 04 Apr 2020
The Alley Theatre today announces its 2020-21 season which includes two previously cancelled productions (Amerikan and Dead Man's Cell Phone) and five world premieres. Clue, which was to be the theater's Summer Chills offering, will now be the season opener starting in mid-September ... By Samuel Beckett ... playwright Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece ... A....
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UK road travel falls to 1955 levels as Covid-19 lockdown takes hold
The Observer 03 Apr 2020
The coronavirus outbreak has brought Britain to a near standstill, with road travel plummeting by as much as 73%, to levels not seen since 1955. All forms of travel have plunged in urban areas ... Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett had its English-language premiere and JRR Tolkien’s final Lord of the Rings book, The Return of the King, was published. ....
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Berkshire Theatre Group delays, truncates season in light of virus
The Berkshire Eagle 01 Apr 2020
STOCKBRIDGE — In response to the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Berkshire Theatre Group has reshuffled its 2020 summer theater season — delaying the opening from mid-May to Aug ... code B.I.R.D. switching" by Tara L. Wilson Noth, also in the Unicorn ... C.P ... 24 ... Like Vladimir and Estragon in Samuel Beckett's enduring tale of survival we go on."....
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Van Morrison on his musical memories and what he sings when he’s washing his hands
Belfast Telegraph 01 Apr 2020
The legendary singer passes the time in lockdown with a revealing and personable chat with Martin Chilton, reflecting on growing up in Belfast, a new book about his lyrics and his efforts to write his autobiography ... / ... / ... / ... / ... I actually have a Samuel Beckett compilation that is sitting on my table here — and I haven’t looked at it yet,” says Morrison....
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Van Morrison on the canny salesman who tapped into his dad’s love of Glentoran to sell him a collection of Encyclopedia Britannica, his musical memories... and what he sings when he’s washing his hands
Belfast Telegraph 01 Apr 2020
The legendary singer passes the time in lockdown with a revealing and personable chat with Martin Chilton, reflecting on growing up in Belfast, a new book about his lyrics and his efforts to write his autobiography ... / ... / ... / ... / ... I actually have a Samuel Beckett compilation that is sitting on my table here — and I haven’t looked at it yet,” says Morrison....
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