Latest in Cambridge Elements Series: Pilgrim’s Gress: The Beckett Walk by Andre Furlani

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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John Fletcher RIP

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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