num_pages: 161
description: Samuel Beckett was perhaps the most unconventional playwright of the twentieth century. Born in Ireland, he spent the Second World War in France and wrote in both French and English about the bizarre tragedy of life itself. Gerry Dukes knew Beckett personally, and gives us a unique insight into this intensely private and troubled man. PENGUIN ILLUSTRATED LIVES is a new series of photographic biographies that allows you to step into the world of your favourite writers. Each book contains a brief text (15,000 words), integrated with over one hundred images, many in colour, allowing an immediate, intimate understanding of their life.
language: English
title: Samuel Beckett
titlecomplete: Samuel Beckett (Penguin Illustrated Lives)
genres: Biography
ratings_count: 42
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd