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 It remained unpublished until 1953 when Alexander Trocchi brought it out in collaboration…
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.
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.
An extract from Molloyand an extract from Malone meurt.The translation, by Beckett, published before the French originals, show variants from the definitive texts.
Beckett granted permission for this rather elaborate edition to be published, the cost of which was supported by the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Foundation. Features illustrations by Avigdor Arikha and "binding adorned with an original Pablo…
Extract from the author's L'Innommable, which comprises the entire issue. Beckett was infuriated that a section of the text had been removed by the Editorial Committee without his knowledge just prior to publication.