Samuel Beckett

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Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He wrote both in English and French. His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human culture, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour. Beckett is widely regarded as among the most influential writers of the 20th century. Strongly influenced by James Joyce, he is considered one of the last modernists. As an inspiration to many later writers, he is also sometimes considered one of the first postmodernists. He is one of the key writers in what Martin Esslin called the "Theatre of the Absurd". His work became increasingly minimalist in his later career. Beckett was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his writing, which—in new forms for the novel and drama—in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation". User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Waiting for Godot

"...The Whole Thing's Coming Out Of The Dark"

Krapp's Last Tape

Molloy

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Waiting for Godot (Unabridged)

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UbuWeb / PennSound Archive

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Waiting for Godot Act I

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Waiting For Godot (Disc 1)

MacGowran Speaking Beckett

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Samuel Beckett: Krapp's Last Tape / Not I / A Piece Of Monologue / That Time (Disc 1)

Zubel, A.: Cascando / String Quartet No. 1 / Unisono I and II / Maximum Load

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Two Radio Pieces by Samuel Beckett, Performed by Theatre for Your Mother, 1979

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