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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Belfast Telegraph 23 Jul 2018

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Saturday's best TV: Touretteshero – Me, My Mouth and I; The Voice Kids

The Observer 22 Jul 2018

Director Sophie Robinson’s thought-provoking film follows one woman’s exploration of neurodiversity in the arts through the work of Samuel Beckett. Artist, activist and fundraiser Jess Thom, who has Tourette syndrome, conducts a revealing investigation into one of Beckett’s most intense dramatic monologues, Not I, which asks the audience to ......

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Robin Williams possessions being auctioned to raise funds for charity

The Times of India 22 Jul 2018

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Irish Independent 20 Jul 2018

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This is Money 20 Jul 2018

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Irish Independent 20 Jul 2018

Ryan Nugent. July 20 2018 2.30 AM. 0 Comments St Pat's stadium plan is ditched for 500 homes. Independent.ie. Ambitious plans for a state-of-the-art football stadium have been ditched - as up to 500 new homes look set to get the green light instead ... Email ... Mr Mizrahi has been responsible for stadiums across Europe and was also the lead architect with Santiago Calatrava on the Samuel Beckett and James Joyce bridges in Dublin ... ....

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Irish Independent 20 Jul 2018

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The Daily Californian 17 Jul 2018

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Irish Independent 16 Jul 2018

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The Guardian 16 Jul 2018

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