Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett was born in Foxrock, Ireland, near Dublin, on April 13, 1906. He studied French and Italian literature at Trinity College Dublin. In 1928, he met James Joyce in Paris, with whom he became a close friend and secretary. In 1937, he settled permanently in France, where he lived until the end of his life. Beckett engaged in all forms of writing: poetry, essays, novels, and theater. Some of his most significant prose works include the trilogy "Molloy," "Malone Dies," "The Unnamable"; "First Love"; "Imagination Dead Imagine"; "The Lost Ones." In 1952, he gained widespread recognition with his first performed and published play, "Waiting for Godot." This was followed by "Endgame," "Krapp's Last Tape," "Happy Days," "Theater," and many other short plays. In 1969, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He passed away in Paris on December 22, 1989.