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'''Samuel Beckett''' (1906-1989) was an [[Irish]] [[playwright]], [[novel]]ist and [[short story|short-story]] writer, best known for the plays ''Waiting for Godot'', ''Krapp's Last Tape'', and ''Endgame''. His works project a sense of helplessness and futility. His style has been called "the theatre of the absurd". | '''Samuel Beckett''' (1906-1989) was an [[Irish]] [[playwright]], [[novel]]ist and [[short story|short-story]] writer, best known for the plays ''Waiting for Godot'', ''Krapp's Last Tape'', and ''Endgame''. His works project a sense of helplessness and futility. His style has been called "the theatre of the absurd". | ||
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| + | Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969. | ||
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Revision as of 16:32, July 24, 2009
Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) was an Irish playwright, novelist and short-story writer, best known for the plays Waiting for Godot, Krapp's Last Tape, and Endgame. His works project a sense of helplessness and futility. His style has been called "the theatre of the absurd".
Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969.