Murphy (in French) (French Edition) [Paperback]

Samuel Beckett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1947

The first of Samuel Beckett's novels authorized by his estate for publication as an audio book. Narrated by Fionnula Flanagan with Colm Meaney as Murphy.

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Review

"An unforgettable listening experience." -- Martin Esslin, former head of BBC Radio Drama, Berlin Academy of Art, August 2000

"a tour de force." --Charles Champlin, former critic-at-large for the Los Angeles Times, July 2001

About the Author

Samuel Beckett won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1969. In 1977 he began his working relationship with the San Quentin Drama Workshop, directing his plays "Waiting for Godot", "Endgame", and "Krapp's Last Tape" which the SQDW toured internationally and filmed in Paris for release on video by the Smithsonian Institution.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: French & European Pubns (October 1, 1947)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 0785947108
• ISBN-13: 978-0785947103
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,637,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Samuel Beckett was born in Dublin in 1906. He was educated at Portora Royal School and Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated in 1927. His made his poetry debut in 1930 with Whoroscope and followed it with essays and two novels before World War Two. He wrote one of his most famous plays, Waiting for Godot, in 1949 but it wasn't published in English until 1954. Waiting for Godot brought Beckett international fame and firmly established him as a leading figure in the Theatre of the Absurd. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. Beckett continued to write prolifically for radio, TV and the theatre until his death in 1989.