GORDON, Louis

The World of Samuel Beckett; 1906-1946

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1996. First American Edition. Octavo. 24cm. Publisher's grey cloth spine over dark grey paper covered boards, titled in black to spine. Dustjacket. [ix]; 250pp. Clean and sharp, the very lightest of cosmetic wear; internally clean and fresh with bookplate to front pastedown; in a strong, sharp example of the dustjacket. A near fine copy.

A biographical challenge to the idea of Beckett as anti-social acerbic iconoclast, and an attempt to depict the historical framework within which Beckett existed and developed his art; rebellion scarred Dublin, London and Paris during the 20's and 30's, and then mainland Europe in its decade long slide into chaos and horror prior to WW2.

Price: $75.00

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