The latest issue of the Journal of Beckett Studies, vol. 34 no. 1 (April 2025) is now available to download from Edinburgh University Press. Co-edited by Conor Carville and Pim Verhulst, this is a special issue titled ‘Beckett and Aesthetic Form’ comprising of a range of essays which examine ‘the continuing influence that Beckett still…
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As part of this year’s annual conference Beckett’s Relationships to be held at the University of Edinburgh in June, a special advanced screening of the award-winning documentary Earl. has been organised to which attendees are invited. Directed by Ty Kim, the film details the remarkable story of internationally renowned composer Earl Kim who was born…
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Two new translations of Beckett works have just been announced by Ediciones Godot in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Belacqua, a version of More Pricks than Kicks, and Los huesos de Eco [Echo’s Bones) are the work of Matías Battistón who is also responsible for the recent translation of the trilogy which was published by the same…
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Titled ‘Beckett in Babylon’ and billed as ‘an unprecedented three-day programme that shines a light on Samuel Beckett’s work in Germany’, a fascinating short festival will take place at the historic Babylon Kino in Berlin, presented by The Embassy of Ireland. A major highlight will include big-screen presentations of Beckett’s pioneering television plays created between…
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A new volume of collected essays dedicated to the uses of humour in Beckett’s work has just been released by Publicacions Universitat de València. Titled Samuel Beckett y el Humor the collection is edited by Society vice-president and noted Beckett scholar and translator, José Francisco Fernández of the University of Almería. Challenging the stereotypical image…
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Beckettiana es una revista en línea de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, abocada al estudio e investigación de la obra de Samuel Beckett. Es una publicación anual revisada por pares y de acceso abierto, existente desde el año 1992. En esta ocasión, Beckettiana abre la convocatoria para la…
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The latest publication in the series Cambridge Elements has just been announced. Authored by Andre Furlani and titled Pilgrim’s Gress: The Beckett Walk, this volume examines the central role of walking within Beckett’s oeuvre. Furlani argues that ‘the walk begins as a motif, becomes a rhythm, expands into a compositional principle, and culminates in an…
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“Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better.” Success in Publishing A reminder that this Friday sees the first seminar of 2025 from Samuel Beckett Early Career Scholars Initiative in the form of a webinar on publishing, titled ‘Try again. Fail again. Fail Better: Success in Publishing.’ The session will share ideas and hints on all aspects…
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To mark the milestone of fifty years of teaching and scholarship by its renowned Professor Enoch Brater, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is presenting a symposium in his honour. Professor Brater has been a leading figure in Beckett scholarship since the 1970s with publications including the influential Why Beckett? (1989) and The Drama in…
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It is with the deepest sadness that the Samuel Beckett Society has learned of the death of one of its Honorary Trustees, John Fletcher aged 87. Born in 1937, John attended King Alfred School, Plõn, Germany and later Yeovil School, Somerset. He then studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge (MA) and Toulouse University (DÉS, Dr 3e…
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