Beckett

American  

[bek-it] / ˈbɛk ɪt /

noun

1. Samuel, 1906–1989, Irish playwright and novelist, living in France: Nobel Prize in Literature 1969.

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Beckett British  

/ ˈbɛkɪt /

noun

1. Margaret Mary . Dame. born 1943, British Labour politician; leader of the House of Commons (1998–2001); secretary of state for environment, food, and rural affairs (2001–2006); foreign secretary (2006– 07)

2. Samuel ( Barclay ). 1906–89, Irish dramatist and novelist writing in French and English, whose works portray the human condition as insignificant or absurd in a bleak universe. They include the plays En attendant Godot ( Waiting for Godot , 1952), Fin de partie ( Endgame , 1957), and Not I (1973) and the novel Malone meurt ( Malone Dies , 1951): Nobel prize for literature 1969

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“We would not be who we are today without the calamities of our yesterdays,” wrote Salman Rushdie in a memoir, adapting a somewhat similar remark by Samuel Beckett.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Wedekind and Kafka would seem to be bigger influences than Beckett and Ionesco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

For Kevin Hylton, emeritus professor of equality and diversity in sport at Leeds Beckett University, that started with his childhood.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

The novel is about as stark and stripped of biographical details as a Samuel Beckett story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Beckett called for a chopper to get us out.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz