It happened in the winter of 1938 in Paris, as he was walking home from a movie with friends: a pimp named Prudent (yes, really) badgered them for money. (Later, in court, Beckett asked his attacker why he did it, and Prudent replied, "I don't know, sir. I'm sorry.") " The Independent (UK)
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:48PM on January 3, 2020