Question

Where was Samuel Beckett born?

• A. London, England
• B. Dublin, Ireland
• C. Paris, France
• D. Belfast, Northern Ireland

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Dublin, Ireland

• Samuel Beckett was born in Dublin, Ireland, on April 13, 1906.

• He was born into a middle-class Protestant family. Dublin, the capital of Ireland, played an essential part in his early education and literary development.

• Beckett later moved to Paris in the 1930s, where he lived for much of his life and wrote much of his famous work, including Waiting for Godot.