Samuel Beckett (1906-89) was an Irish playwright and novelist, recognized for his bleak, tragicomic exploration of human existence and his minimalist style, marking him as a significant figure in the Theatre of the Absurd. He received the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature for his distinctive novel and drama forms.
Samuel Beckett (1906-89) was an Irish playwright and novelist, known for his bleak, tragicomic outlook on human existence, often incorporating black comedy and gallows humor. His minimalist style places him as a late modernist and a key figure in the Theatre of the Absurd. Beckett received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969 for his unique exploration of modern man's destitution through new forms in novel and drama. His notable works include the novel 'Murphy' (1938) and the French trilogy: 'Molloy' (1951), 'Malone Dies' (1951), and 'The Unnamable' (1953).
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| Back | 1906-89 Irish born playwright and novelist his first novel Murphy 1938 , it earned him the Nobel Prize 1969 his French trilogy; Molloy 1951, Malone Meurt 1951, and L'Innommable 1953 his English novel Watt 1953 , a quest for the exploration of I Samuel Barclay Beckett (/ˈbɛkɪt/; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. A resident of Paris for most of his adult life, he wrote in both French and English. ; her death)Signature Beckett's work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human existence, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humor, 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."[3] 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."[4] He was elected Saoi of Aosdána in 1984. |
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