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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Endgame by Samuel Beckett, an avant-garde play in which four characters are alone in a shelter, in the middle of a post-apocalyptical world, and impatiently await the end. Their bodies undergo a slow degradation and their boredom can only end with their deaths. Beckett wrote the play in French and then translated it into English himself, a rare feat for any playwright. His tragicomic perspective on life and black humour made him a popular writer during his lifetime, and audiences continue to enjoy his plays to this day.
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Endgame by Samuel Beckett, an avant-garde play in which four characters are alone in a shelter, in the middle of a post-apocalyptical world, and impatiently await the end. Their bodies undergo a slow degradation and their boredom can only end with their deaths. Beckett wrote the play in French and then translated it into English himself, a rare feat for any playwright. His tragicomic perspective on life and black humour made him a popular writer during his lifetime, and audiences continue to enjoy his plays to this day.
Find out everything you need to know about Endgame in a fraction of the time!
This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
• A complete plot summary
• Character studies
• Key themes and symbols
• Questions for further reflection
Why choose BrightSummaries.com?
Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
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Endgame by Samuel Beckett (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries
Irish novelist, poet and playwright
Born in Dublin in 1906
Died in Paris in 1989
Notable works:
Molloy (1951), novel
Waiting for Godot (1952), play
Endgame (1957), play
Samuel Beckett was an Irish writer born in Dublin in 1906. He became a lecteur d’anglais at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris in 1928-1929, before settling definitively in the French capital in 1938. In 1954, he began writing works in French, such as his novel Molloy (1951) and his play Waiting for Godot (1952).
The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969, Samuel Beckett was a major writer of what has been called the Theatre of the Absurd
, depicting with very dark humor the demise and idleness of the modern man. He died in 1989.
The absurdity of a life destined to end
Genre: theatre of the Absurd
Reference edition: Beckett, S. (1947) Endgame. [Online]. [Accessed 19 January 2016]. Available from: <http://www.unc.edu/courses/2006spring/engl/026/002/PDFs/Endgame.pdf>
First edition: 1957
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