Samuel Beckett was perhaps the most unconventional playwright of the twentieth century. Born in Ireland, he spent the Second World War in France and wrote in both French and English about the bizarre tragedy of life itself. Gerry Dukes knew Beckett personally, and gives us a unique insight into this intensely private and troubled man. PENGUIN ILLUSTRATED LIVES is a new series of photographic biographies that allows you to step into the world of your favourite writers. Each book contains a brief text (15,000 words), integrated with over one hundred images, many in colour, allowing an immediate, intimate understanding of their life.
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Gerry Dukes is a Lecturer at Limerick University. He has lectured on Beckett in London, Oxford, New York and Berlin, and written all the Programme Notes for the Beckett Festivals in Dublin, New York and London.
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR003264852
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Vendeur : Anybook.com, Lincoln, Royaume-Uni
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Vendeur : Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, Etats-Unis
Softcover. Etat : Fine. First edition, paperback original. Illustrated. Fine. N° de réf. du vendeur 512430
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Vendeur : Book Grocer, Tullamarine, VIC, Australie
Paperback. Gerry Dukes, Penguin Books Ltd. "Penguin Illustrated Lives" is a series of photographic biographies that offers a fresh, intimate portrait of some of our favourite writers. An incisive, lively text is accompanied by over 100 evocative images, many in colour and some previously unpublished, which depict the author's world - family, friends and artistic circle together with original book jackets, letters and other ephemera. Samuel Beckett was perhaps the most unconventional playwright of the 20th century. His plays broke all the rules by dispensing with traditional concepts of plot, scene and character, concentrating instead on the experience of the drama itself. An intensely private man, Beckett's work was profoundly influenced by his relationship with his mother and what he called her "savage loving", and by the tensions and hypocrisies of his divided country. In his work, he presents us with our own humanity; the hopelessness and the solitude, the bizarre tragicomedy of life itself. Paperback. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780140294705-SECONDHAND
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Vendeur : Ethan Daniel Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Etat : Fine. Faint wear to covers. Otherwise a fine copy without marks, inscriptions or underlining. Appears unread. s14. N° de réf. du vendeur EDB00687
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Vendeur : Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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