{"product_id":"2026200007127-secondhand-samuel-beckett-a-biography","title":"Samuel Beckett: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Foxing on block - does not extend internally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the National Book Award, this landmark literary biography chronicles the life of Samuel Beckett—Irish playwright, novelist, and Nobel laureate—from his troubled Protestant upbringing in Dublin to his decades of quiet, reclusive life in Paris. Drawing on years of personal interviews with Beckett himself, as well as with his friends, colleagues, and contemporaries, Deirdre Bair presents an intimate and meticulously researched portrait of one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic literary figures. The narrative uncovers the psychological tensions, romantic entanglements, and creative struggles that shaped masterworks such as Waiting for Godot and Molloy, illustrating how Beckett's profound sense of alienation became the very engine of his art. Written with scholarly rigor yet accessible prose, Samuel Beckett: A Biography stands as the definitive account of a writer who transformed modern literature by stripping it down to its most elemental—and most human—uncertainties.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887888150747,"sku":"2026200007127-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c81db04a-cae1-4b87-82db-ff4efff3e1c5.png?v=1781747879","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007127-secondhand-samuel-beckett-a-biography","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}