Foreign thinker
Samuel Beckett
Samuel BeckettTheatre of the Absurd and Modern LiteratureIrish1906–1989
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Life and Thought
Samuel Beckett was an Irish playwright, novelist, and poet who wrote chiefly in English and French. He was a central figure in modern literature and a founder of the Theatre of the Absurd, receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969. His work is known for its themes of waiting, absurdity, the limits of language, and the human condition.
