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In the 1950s “Samuel Beckett was faced with similar dilemmas. Those ethical questions remain alive for us today in theatre. It’s important for us, for Dublin Theatre Festival, ...
Born on April 13, 1906, Samuel Beckett remains one of Ireland’s most enigmatic and influential literary figures. Best known for his groundbreaking play "Waiting for Godot", Beckett's work ...
Perversely, considering the novel’s refusal to stop, The Unnamable arrived at the end of a beginning for Samuel Beckett, or of a second beginning anyway.Having commenced his scratchings under the ...
Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable by Samuel Beckett: Into the abyss, again Faber’s new editions come with excellent introductions by Colm Tóibín, Claire-Louise Bennett and Eimear McBride ...
Samuel Beckett wrote to his English publishers regarding Molloy, Malone Dies and The Unnameable, “I beseech you, please, no trilogy,” as if he did not want the novels to be like a table that, when ...
Thirty years in the making, Samuel West and Richard Dormer are to star in 'time lapse' of Samuel Beckett's play Krapp's Last Tape in 2036 and 2038 as part of a new Beckett Biennale in Co Fermanagh ...
Review: In this third volume of Samuel Beckett’s letters, the bulk of which are to his lover, we get glimpses of the writer’s mordant humour Sections Subscribe ...
Faber will reissue Samuel Beckett’s Molloy (Faber), Malone Dies (Faber) and The Unnamable (Faber) in March 2025. The new editions of the novels will be designed by art director Pete Adlington ...
Director James Marsh's film on the life of Samuel Beckett, starring Gabriel Byrne and written by Neil Forsyth, infuses surrealism into a conventional format.