Samuel Beckett

1906–1989 · Irish novelist and playwright

Samuel Beckett wrote fiction and drama in both English and French, often translating and revising his own work between the two languages. His sparse settings and restless voices examine what remains when ordinary explanations and consolations stop working.

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“I can't go on, I'll go on”

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“Nothing to be done”

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“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better”

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