Samuel Beckett

Beckett, Samuel: His Works & His Critics. An Essay in Bibliography by Raymond Federman and John Fletcher. Berkeley u.a.: Univ. of California Press, 1970.
Umschl. berieben. - Introduction -- PART ONE -- The Works of Samuel Beckett -- Published Works in English -- Translations into French of the English Works -- Published Works in French -- Translations into English of the French Works -- Translations, Manifestos, and Miscellaneous -- Known Unpublished Works -- PART TWO -- Criticism of Samuel Beckett's Work -- Books Devoted Entirely to Samuel Beckett -- Dissertations and Theses on Samuel Beckett -- Special Issues of Journals Devoted to Samuel Beckett, -- Books Devoted in Part to Samuel Beckett - -- Selected Books with Brief References to Samuel Beckett -- Articles Devoted to Samuel Beckett - -- Selection of Reviews, Notes, Allusions, and Miscellaneous Items -- Criticism of Samuel Beckett on the BBC, -- -- Sources of Biographical Information - -- Principal Bibliographical Sources -- APPENDIXES -- I Selection of Rare Items at Ohio State University Library, Columbus, -- and Manuscripts and Marked Proofs at University of Texas Library, Austin II Variants in the Works of Samuel Beckett, with Special Reference to Bing -- III Alphabetical List of Samuel Beckett's Principal Works -- IV Periodicals and Newspapers in Which Works of -- Samuel Beckett and Criticism of His Work Have Appeared -- Index -- Names -- Samuel Beckett's Works -- Samuel Beckett- -- Periodicals and Collections -- Publishers and Printers -

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[Beckett, Samuel] Minihan, John. Autographed statement regarding the story of John Minihan's icon phototograph of Samuel Beckett in "Le Petit Cafe".
John had the habit of conserving his thoughts (while travelling) immediately on every paper reachable. Often this lead to him using covers or pastedowns of books. This wonderful autograph is extraordinary because it is the only existing handwritten statement we are aware of - that deals with the development of the story around the Samuel Beckett-photograph John is reknown for. "1st December 2009 - Ho-Chi-Minh-City - Someone recently asked me what did i say to Samuel Beckett to get him to pose for what now became an Icon Picture of the writer; well i did not have to say much - for Sam was very much the Director in the picture that i took; yes i knew where i wanted him; yes i knew what Lens i would use; yes I wanted to place him in Paris - But the eyes (,) the way he (was) gazing into space; that's all him, thats how he wante to be percevered" John Minihan is an Irish photographer, born in Dublin in 1946 and raised in Athy, County Kildare. At the age of 12 he was brought to live in London, and went on to become an apprentice photographer with the Daily Mail. At the age of 15 he won the Evening Standard amateur photography competition. At 21 he became the youngest staff photographer for the Evening Standard. For thirty years he remained in London, returning every year to his hometown of Athy to record the people and their daily lives. The work of Minihan in Athy makes up a large part of his canon. Minihan began taking photos in Athy when he was 16. The photos are an attempt to document the lives of the ordinary people of the town in their day to day business and also in times of joy and sadness, notably during the wake of a woman called Katy Tyrrell. In between documenting Athy on visits home, Minihan continued his career on Fleet Street, which included the iconic snap of the 19-year-old Lady Diana Spencer in the garden of the nursery at which she worked, the morning sun to her back, her legs in silhouette through her skirt. Diana had just been announced as the Prince of Wales's love interest and photographers raced to take her photo, Minihan having the fortune to turn up first. Over the years Minihan developed a close relationship with many writers and his photographs of Samuel Beckett show a particular affinity between the two men. Minihans photos of Beckett are some of his best known, one in particular is described as one of the greatest photos of the twentieth century. William S. Burroughs once referred to Minihan as "a painless photographer". Minihan is perhaps best known for his photographs of Samuel Beckett. Minihan first expressed a desire to photograph Beckett in 1969, following Becketts winning of the Nobel Prize for literature, having noticed that all the available photos of Beckett were of a poor quality; 'We were running a story but discovered there were only two very vague images of Beckett taken many years before. It was like he didn't exist - that was the moment I decided I wanted to meet this man and take his photograph.' Minihan first encountered Beckett in London in 1980, while Beckett was working on a production of one of his own plays, Endgame. Minihan met Beckett in the Hyde Park hotel and showed him some of his photos of Athy to break the ice. The two met on a number of occasions over the next few years, but it was not until 1985 that they met in Paris. They arranged to meet in the restaurant of the Hotel PLM, a regular haunt of Beckett. At ten to five, with the light fading, Minihan took the photo that would go on to be called by some as the photograph of the twentieth century. John Calder credited Minihan with capturing, 'the introspective, infinitely sad gaze of a man looking into the abyss of the world's woes'. Among his numerous photographic publications are Photographs: Samuel Beckett (1995); Shadows from the Pale, Portrait of an Irish Town (1996); and An Unweaving of Rainbows, Images of Irish Writers, 1996. He is currently a freelance photographer specialising in 'the arts'. His book of photographs of Samuel Beckett was published in 1995. His photographs of Athy have been exhibited throughout the world. He was given the freedom of Athy in 1990. Minihan currently lives and works in West Cork. Minihan's many exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world include the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, 1984; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris 1986; the National Portrait Gallery, London 1987/8 and the October Gallery, London 1990 as well as the Guinness Hop Store, Dublin 1991. (Wikipedia)

8°. 18-line statement of John on the front pastedown of a paperback (John Fletcher - "About Beckett: the playwright & the work). Ink on paper - John wrote this on his trip to Vietnam in 2009. Dated "1st December 2009 - Ho Chi Minh City". / Also included: "John Minihan - Beckett fotografieren. 5 pages. Detmold, Literaturbüro, 1996. (Tells the story of how Minihan meets Beckett and how the "Le Petit Cafe"-picture was taken. In german language). Signed by John Minihan//

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Beckett, Samuel. Warten auf Godot / Samuel Beckett, Zürich Coron [1971]
473 Seiten. Mit Frontispiz. Diese Ausgabe von Samuel Beckett >Warten auf Godot< ist für den Kreis der Nobelpreisfreunde bestimmt und trägt in der Reihe des literarischen Nobelpreises die laufende Nummer 64. Inhalt : Kleine Geschichte der Zuerkennung des Nobelpreises an Samuel Beckett von Dr. Kjell Strömberg. Verleihungsrede anläßlich der feierlichen Überreichung des Nobelpreises für Literatur an Samuel Beckett am 10. Dezember 1969 von Karl Ragnar Gierow. Leben und Werk von Samuel Beckett von John Montague. Warten auf Godot - Molloy - Endspiel. Bibliographie der Werke von Samuel Beckett.

Gebunden, weisser Seidentaft Einband 23 cm. Einband minimal berieben und am oberen Rand etwas gelblich. Kopffrabschnitt. Buchblock sauber.

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Asturias, Miguel Angel - Kawabata, Yasunari - Beckett, Samuel. Nobelpreis für Literatur; 1967/1968/1969 : Miguel Angel Asturias / Der grüne Papst. Yasunari Kawabata / Die Tänzerin von Izu, Tausend Kraniche und andere ausgewählte Werke. Samuel Beckett / Warten auf Godot. Mit Illustrationen. Im Pappschuber. Zürich Coron Verlag [1980]
Sauberes Exemplar! Ungelesen! Format des Bandes 22 x 16 cm. Einband aus speziell gefertigter grüner Taftseide mit ornamentaler Rücken- und Vorderdeckel-Goldprägung, Oberschnitt-und Innenkantenvergoldung sowie Feingewebevorsatz nach Art handgefertigter Meistereinbände. Mit Rundrücken und Kapitalband. Das Werk wurde auf eigens gefertigtem Edel-Dünndruckpapier gedruckt. Die exklusiv für den Band geschaffenen Illustrationen stammen von international bedeutenden Künstlern. Das Buch ist mit Klarsichtfolie umlegt. Im Pappschuber. Miguel Angel Asturias mit 460 Seiten und mit kleiner Geschichte der Zuerkennung des Nobelpreises. Yasunari Kawabata mit 446 Seiten. Inhalt : Kleine Geschichte der Zuerkennung des Nobelpreises ab Yasunari Kawabata von Dr. Kjell Strömberg, ehemaliger Kulturattache der Schwedischen Botschaft in Paris. Verleihungsrede anläßlich der feierlichen Überreichung des Nobelpreises für Literatur an Yasunari Kawabata am 10. Dezember 1968 von Anders Österling, Ständigem Sekrätär der Schwedischen Akademie. Leben und Werk von Yasunari Kawabata von Bunkichi Fusimori. Die Tänzerin von Izu, Tausend Kraniche, Schneeland, Kyoto. Anmerkungen der Übersetzer. Bibliographie der Werke von Yasunari Kawabata. Samuel Beckett mit 458 Seiten. Inhalt: Kleine Geschichte der Zuerkennung des Nobelpreises an Samuel Beckett von Dr. Kjell Strömberg. Verleihungsrede anläßlich der feierlichen Überreichung des Nobelpreises für Literatur an Samuel Beckett am 10. Dezember 1969 von Karl Ragnar Gierow. Leben und Werk von Samuel Beckett von John Montague. Warten auf Godot, Molly, Endspiel. Bibliographie der Werke von Samuel Beckett. (Neupreis 135,00 DM)

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