- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (6 Mar 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747578826
- ISBN-13: 978-0747578826
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.4 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 579,775 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for DAMNED TO FAME: 'A landmark in scholarly criticism Knowlson is the world's leading Beckett scholar. His life is right up there with George Painter's Proust and Richard Ellman's Joyce in sensitivity and fascination' Daily Telegraph 'A triumph of scholarship and sympathy' Independent 'The depth of detail is formidable, and instantly puts other Beckett biographies in the shade' Sunday Times 'Unlikely ever to be superseded Completely absorbing' Spectator
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Samuel Beckett was one of the towering figures of twentieth-century literature; he was also famously reclusive. Here, in these intimate interviews conducted by his biographer, James Knowlson, Beckett and his family, friends and contemporaries reveal more of the human side of the writer than we have ever seen before. In the first part of the book Beckett talks about his family, his early youth, his friendship with James Joyce and his Resistance work in Paris during the war, when he was forced to flee from the Gestapo and live out the remaining war years in the Vaucluse region of Southern France. In the second part, some of Beckett's closest friends remember him as a schoolboy, as a struggling writer, and then as an international success in the 1950s with his novels and plays, including the world-famous Waiting For Godot. Among the contributors are actors he worked with, including Billie Whitelaw, Brenda Bruce and Jean Martin, and writers who felt the impact of his achievement, including Edward Albee, Paul Auster, J. M. Coetzee and Aiden Higgins. Beautifully designed and illustrated throughout, the book contains wonderful insights into Beckett's world.
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Firstly the title of this book cleverly captures exactly what you get : quotes from Beckett himself, 'remembering' his own life, presented alongside quotes from those who knew Beckett, 'remembering' their experiences of him.
The format works very well, taking the reader chronologically through Beckett's life, offering multiple perspectives and achieving a balanced account throughout.
The calibre and range of contributors is excellent ; only those who knew Beckett personally have been chosen. From their reminiscences emerges a wonderful normality of understanding of Beckett the person, as distinct from Beckett the inaccessible author.
Jan Jonson's account of directing 'Godot' in San Quentin gives a special insight into Beckett's humanity and the power of his work to profoundly touch people.
This is an excellent read for anyone interested in Beckett and is particularly suitable as a general introduction to his work.
The format works very well, taking the reader chronologically through Beckett's life, offering multiple perspectives and achieving a balanced account throughout.
The calibre and range of contributors is excellent ; only those who knew Beckett personally have been chosen. From their reminiscences emerges a wonderful normality of understanding of Beckett the person, as distinct from Beckett the inaccessible author.
Jan Jonson's account of directing 'Godot' in San Quentin gives a special insight into Beckett's humanity and the power of his work to profoundly touch people.
This is an excellent read for anyone interested in Beckett and is particularly suitable as a general introduction to his work.
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