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An Irish avant-garde playwright and Nobel laureate who defined the Theatre of the Absurd. His minimalist works examine human existence through a lens of bleak humor and silence.
Beckett lived in Paris for most of his life and wrote in both French and English. He served in the French Resistance during WWII. His play Waiting for Godot revolutionized modern drama by abandoning traditional plot for a static, philosophical exploration of hope and despair. He was notoriously private and lived a simple life despite his global fame. His late works became increasingly minimalist, stripped of all but the most essential language and movement, influencing generations of writers and artists.
Life story:Paris, France; of emphysema and Parkinson's disease.
Wikipaedia Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Beckett