The claim that this author is merely an “oracle of the truth of ‘being’” is disputed by Pascale Casanova in a book subtitled “Anatomy of a Literary Revolution.” This author’s admiration for the 17th-century philosopher Arnold Geulincx (“GOO-links”) is shared with a protagonist created by him who murders a “charcoal-burner” with the aid of his crutches. The enigmatic narrator of a novel by this author references two of his other title characters by stating that he is neither Murphy nor Watt. (10[1])The detective Jacques Moran tries to track down the title character of a novel by this author that forms a trilogy with Malone Dies and The (10[1])Unnamable. This author used French to write the novel Molloy and a play centered on Vladimir and Estragon. For 10 points, (10[1])name this Irish author of Waiting for Godot. ■END■