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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Example Sentences

It was brilliant: like Samuel Beckett, but with much better jokes.

From BBC

The connections to O’Neill and Samuel Beckett, in particular, ring true.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the early ’60s, Shepard escaped to New York and with lightning speed infiltrated off-Broadway, inspired by Samuel Beckett, Edward Albee and a host of experimental playwrights.

From Los Angeles Times

Scott Pask’s minimalist set for Mr. Hunter’s drama—a gray sofa and a ceiling fan overhead—is as stark as the largely bare spaces in which most Beckett plays take place.

From The Wall Street Journal

Barry Beckett’s Fender Rhodes piano opens the title track fittingly with chords reminiscent of a memorial service.

From The Wall Street Journal