Beckett remembering, remembering Beckett : uncollected interviews with Samuel Beckett and memories of those who knew him / edited by James and Elizabeth Knowlson
by Knowlson, James
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- ISBN 10
- 0747578826
- ISBN 13
- 9780747578826
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London : Bloomsbury, 2006. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xx, 313 pages: illustrations, portraits; 24 cm. Notes:Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Introduction -- Young Samuel Beckett -- Reluctant teacher and lecturer -- Bad years -- Post-war success-French novels and EN attendant Godot -- Growing fame -- Beckett as director -- Memories of Beckett in London and Berlin -- Beckett in the USA: tributes and memories -- Last twenty years -- in Brief -- Finally. Subjects: Beckett, Samuel 1906-1989. Authors, Irish 20th century; Interviews. Irish France; Interviews. Genre: Bibliography. Biographies. Illustrated. Summary: Samuel Beckett was one of the towering figures of twentieth-century literature, yet he was also famously reclusive. In this book, he talks about his family, his youth, his friendship with James Joyce and his resistance work in Paris during the war, when he was forced to flee from the Gestapo.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- Beckett remembering, remembering Beckett : uncollected interviews with Samuel Beckett and memories of those who knew him / edited by James and Elizabeth Knowlson
- Author
- Knowlson, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0747578826
- ISBN 13
- 9780747578826
- Publisher
- London : Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2006
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