Portrait of Samuel Beckett (1985).

Beckett is one of Ireland’s most acclaimed literary figures. Samuel Beckett grew up in Foxrock, but spent most of his life in Paris, where he is here captured near his home on the Boulevard St. Jacques. Beckett is most famous for his minimalist plays, often laced with dark humour, like 'Waiting for Godot' and 'Endgame'. The man who took this photograph, John Minihan, is an engaging figure who recalls his youth with a puckish twinkle.