Samuel Beckett

Writing

Born April 13, 1906 — Died December 22, 1989

From Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Samuel Barclay Beckett 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 was awarded the 1969 Nobel Pr...