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Samuel Beckett was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, he is most known for his stories dealing with absurdity and black humor. Beckett was born in Ireland in 1906. As a child Beckett suffered from depression, causing him stay in bed till the afternoon sometime. Beckett even said that as a child he had a hard time finding happiness in life. Later on he attended college at Trinity College where he received his Bachelors degree in 1927. In 1928 Beckett moved to Paris, France where he became a devoted student to author James Joyce who was a well-known author for stories like “Dubliner” and “Ulysses”. Beckett lived in Paris during World War II and had a large part in the French Resistance; after the end of the War he wrote

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