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. Samuel BeckettWaiting for Godot Samuel Beckett(1906-1989) Samuel Beckett was an Irish writer, dramatist and poet, writing in English and French. He was born near Dublin, Ireland, on April 13, 1906 into a Protestant, middle class home. His father was a quantity surveyor and his mother worked as a nurse. He attended the Portora Royal boarding school in Northern Ireland, then entered Trinity College, to study French and Italian from 1923 to 1927. In 1929, Beckett published his first work, a critical essay. The essay defends Joyce‘s work and method, chiefly from allegations of wanton obscurity and dimness. Becketts work offers a bleak outlook on human culture and he became increasingly a minimalist in his later career. As a student, assistant, and friend of James Joyce, Beckett is considered one of the last modernists; as an inspiration to many later writers, he is sometimes considered one of the first postmodernists. He is also considered one of the key writers in what Martin Esslin called Theatre of the Absurd. As such, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969 for his writing, which—in new forms for the novel and drama—in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation. Samuel Beckett’s grave Montparnasse Cemetery Samuel Beckett depicted on an Irish commemorative coin celebrating the 100th Anniversary of his birth. On 10 December 2009, the newest bridge across the River Liffey in Dublin was opened and named the Samuel Beckett Bridge in his honour. Works Beckett’s most famous contributions to modern theater include Waiting for Godot (1952), Endgame, (1957), and Happy Days (1961). These dark comedies revolve around individuals who are trapped in predictable yet disturbing situations. Solitude, paralysis, and absurdity were some of Beckett’s greatest obsessions, and his novels in French address these themes with a combination of grotesque humor and haunti