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Damned to fame : the life of Samuel Beckett / James Knowlson
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Damned to fame : the life of Samuel Beckett / James Knowlson

by James Knowlson

This biography chronicles Samuel Beckett's life from his Dublin upbringing to his career in Paris. It details his service in the French Resistance, his friendship with James Joyce, and the various artistic influences that shaped his prose and drama.

Accession 22949 ISBN 0747527199 Publisher —
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