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Beckett in 90 Minutes
Author: Paul Strathern
Narrator: Robert Whitfield
Unabridged: 1 hr 55 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 01/27/2009
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography
Synopsis
Samuel Becketts work evokes passionate responses: readers and playgoers either revere it or consider it a load of pretentious nonsense. But his philosophy of pessimism will always find a new generation of young readers, for it bursts the rainbow soap bubbles of illusion, leaving us blinking with stinging eyes at unremitting reality. Becketts defeatism was no soft choice: he had iron in his soul and the wry humor of those who withstand all misfortune, who never admit final defeat.
Beckett in 90 Minutes offers a concise, expert account of Becketts life and ideas and explains their influence on literature and on mans struggle to understand his place in the world. The book also includes a list of Becketts chief works, a chronology of his life and times, and recommended reading for those who wish to delve deeper.
