Why did Samuel Beckett not kill himself? When accosted by a literary critic one evening at a party in Paris sometime during the 1970s, Beckett decided to leave abruptly rather than justify the pessimism that pervaded his work. Upon going outside, he hailed a taxi; upon getting in he was confronted with two illustrated posters sellotaped to the plastic partition separating him from the driver. One sought donations on behalf of a homeless shelter, the other comprised a list of instructions of what to do in the event of rape.
Why did Samuel Beckett not kill himself?
Why did Samuel Beckett not kill himself?
Why did Samuel Beckett not kill himself?
Why did Samuel Beckett not kill himself? When accosted by a literary critic one evening at a party in Paris sometime during the 1970s, Beckett decided to leave abruptly rather than justify the pessimism that pervaded his work. Upon going outside, he hailed a taxi; upon getting in he was confronted with two illustrated posters sellotaped to the plastic partition separating him from the driver. One sought donations on behalf of a homeless shelter, the other comprised a list of instructions of what to do in the event of rape.