Samuel Beckett
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1906 – Born in Dublin of Irish parents
1927 – B.A. Trinity College, Dublin
1928-29 – English reader at École Normale Supérieure, Paris
1930 – French reader at Trinity College, Dublin
1938 – Moved to France
1945 – Began writing in French
1989 – Died in Paris
Samuel Beckett died on 22 December 1989.Watch the 2025 Nobel Prize lectures, Nobel Week Dialogue, the prize award ceremonies in Oslo and Stockholm and Nobel Peace Prize Forum here at nobelprize.org.
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