Irish Literature Nobelist is a term that refers to two authors who have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for their works in Irish literature. The two authors are Samuel BECKETT and William Butler Yeats. Samuel BECKETT was an Irish novelist, playwright, and poet who won the Nobel Prize in 1969 for his works which explored the human condition in a minimalist style. William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He won the Nobel Prize in 1923 for his works which focused on themes of love, loss, and Irish nationalism.