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"Two fragments" in Transition
An extract from Molloyand an extract from Malone meurt.The translation, by Beckett, published before the French originals, show variants from the definitive texts.
Samuel Beckett postcard to Henry Wenning
Handwritten postcard from Samuel Beckett to Henry Wenning
Molloy revised typescript
Revised typescript of the English version of Molloy, a novel first published in French in 1951 and translated by Patrick Bowles in collaboration with Beckett between 1953 and 1955. Published by Grove Press in 1955.
Samuel Beckett letter and telegram to Henry Wenning
Autograph letter signed and telegraph
Warten auf Godot annotated by Beckett
Beckett's personal copy, which he used when called to Berlin to consult on a German production of the play, in February 1965. Extensively corrected and annotated in Beckett's hand.
Mock-up cover and printing notes for Watt
Materials toward the printing of Beckett's novel Watt, from the Alexander Trocchi Papers.First published by Olympia Press / Collection Merlin: Paris, 1953. The book was first published in an edition of 1,125 copies.
Watt galley proof
Beckett's second completed novel, Watt, was written in English while he was in the French Resistance and in hiding in the South of France during World War II. It remained unpublished until 1953 when Alexander Trocchi brought it out in collaboration…
Playbill for Waiting for Godot
This was one of the first productions of the English language version.
Drunken boat = Le bateau ivre
Facsimile of Beckett's typescript translation of "Le Bateau Ivre" ("Drunken Boat") by Arthur Rimbaud.Edited, with an introducton, by James Knowlson and Felix Leakey. No. 24 of 100 signed by Beckett. The translation was commissioned by Edward TItus in…
Thorns of thunder : selected poems / Paul Éluard
Beckett contributed translations of Paul Éluard's poems for this book, which also included translations by Man Ray and a drawing by Pablo Picasso. Edited by George Reavey.