Samuel Beckett: 100 Years

by Christopher Murray (Editor)

Rare Book

172 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Garden of · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brilliant collection of essays on Beckett’s work to mark the centenary of his birth in 2006. Many of the essays cover the same ground, but with a different slant. With the exception of one dull contribution from J.C.C Mayes, it’s not overly academic in style and offers an interesting exposition on the Beckettian world view from the point of view of his works and as such abounds in Beckett's mordant wit.

[Leif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked the whole thing. I found many of the essays compelling and nearly all of them had a moment or two of helpful information. When you get people like John Banville, Richard Kearney, and Rosemary Pountney, Anthony Roche and Declan Kiberd in a room sparks are sure to fly.

[Lestari Hairul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only a few of these essays are interesting, everything else is plodding and a little pretentious.