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1969
Nobel Prize in Literature 1969

Samuel Beckett

Ireland

Samuel Beckett received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969, making them laureate number 65 since the prize was first awarded in 1901.

They are one of 4 laureates from Ireland.

Our pick for reading Samuel Beckett for the first time is Waiting for Godot.

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