samuel beckett

     

The hero of this playwright's Absurdist novel "Watt" works for a mysterious Mr. Knott, who never appears

Trivia about samuel beckett

  • 2006 marks the centennial of this absurdist known for his sometimes bleak outlook; he was born on Good Friday, the 13th
  • In "Waiting for Godot", he wrote, "Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful"
  • The narrator of "The Unnamable", part of an odd prose trilogy by this "Waiting for Godot" author, lived in a jar
  • This "Waiting For Godot" playwright once taught French at Trinity College in his native Dublin
  • One of the first critiques in English of Proust's work was by this "Godot" playwright in 1931
  • This "Waiting for Godot" author moved to France where he worked with fellow Irishman James Joyce
  • This "Endgame" author was a friend of James Joyce but, contrary to rumor, was not his secretary
  • The 2 leading French Absurdists were Ionesco, from Romania, & this Irish author of "Waiting for Godot"
  • Born & raised in Ireland, this 20th c. playwright said he wrote in French because that made it easier to have no style
  • No meddlesome priest, he wrote "Endgame" in 1957; don't keep me waiting
  • A playwright:"We are all born mad. Some remain so."
  • This Irish playwright of the absurd was active in a resistance group in German-occupied France
  • The play "Breath" by this author of "Waiting for Godot" has no dialogue, no actors & lasts only 35 seconds

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