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Samuel Beckett was an Irish playwright, novelist, and poet, renowned for his significant contributions to modern literature. His work is characterized by its existential themes, innovative narrative techniques, and the use of absurdity to explore the human condition. Beckett gained international fame with his play "Waiting for Godot," which epitomizes the absurdist movement and challenges traditional notions of meaning and structure in storytelling. Throughout his career, he produced a diverse range of works, including novels like "Molloy" and "Malone Dies," which further showcase his unique style and philosophical inquiries.

Nationalitet Irländska
Födelsedatum April 13, 1906
Födelseplats Dublin, Ireland
Dödsdatum December 22, 1989
Påverkad
Will Self John Banville Sebastian Barry Anne Enright J. M. Coetzee Tom Stoppard Harold Pinter Eugène Ionesco Caryl Churchill Gilbert Sorrentino Gao Xingjian Thomas Bernhard Michel Tremblay Wajdi Mouawad Aminata Sarr Lee Breuer Adrian Poole Paul Auster Fernando Arrabal Mark Z. Danielewski J. P. Donleavy J.P. Donleavy Russell Edson Jack Gelber Barney Rosset Declan Kiberd Zack Bowen Peter Handke Dennis Potter John Barth François-Marie Banier Joan Oliver i Puigdomènech Alfonso Paso Griselda Gambaro Jon Fosse Deirdre Bair Eimear McBride Carmelo Bene William Gaddis Anthony Uhlmann Ciaran Ross Flann O'Brien Robert Coover Ágota Kristóf James Kelman Mike McCormack Edward Albee Colin Higgins Daniel MacIvor Joe Wenderoth Dermot Bolger Mark Rylance Martin McDonagh Clive James Athol Fugard Colin Gardner Angela Moorjani David Markson William Hutchings Jean-Philippe Toussaint Sjef Houppermans Philip Ridley Ruby Cohn Raymond Federman Brian Friel David Rabe Wallace Shawn Spalding Gray Conor McPherson Micheál Mac Liammóir Lawrence Shainberg Gordon Lish Gabriel Josipovici Frank McGuinness Desmond Hogan Vivian Mercier Daniel Gerould George O'Brien Eugene Webb Eric Bentley Lance St. John Butler James Knowlson Martin Esslin Bernard Kops Edwin Schlossberg Sławomir Mrożek Richard N. Coe Jerome Kilty Florian Zeller Tom Murphy Jean-Luc Lagarce PaulAuster Joseph Chaikin Tom McCarthy Dirk Van Hulle María Irene Fornés S.E. Gontarski C.J. Ackerley Janusz Głowacki Arthur Adamov Graley Herren Konrad Okoński Francois Lecercle Jamie O'Neill Hans Erich Nossack Alan Warren Friedman