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Samuel Beckett

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Samuel Beckett (English: Samuel Beckett, April 13, 1906 - November 10, 1989) was an Irish dramatist, novelist and poet in the 20th century. He lived in Paris, France as an adult and was a representative figure of absurdist drama. In 1969, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his sublime artistic expression of human suffering in a new form of novel and drama."

Category
Writers
Nationality
Ireland
Born
1906-04-13
Died
1989-12-22
Wikidata
Q37327
Occupations writerlinguistfilm directorscreenwritercricket playerpoetnovelistplaywrighttranslatorteacherintellectualsFrench Resistance Fightervideo artistcinematographersketch artistfilm producer
Aliases Andrew BelisSa-miao-erh Bei-you-tSam BeckettSamuel BeckettSamuel BeḳeṭSamuel BeckettSamuel BeckettSamuel BeckettBeckett

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