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Trapped in a car wreck, upside down, bleeding, broken and in pain, Tristan and Grace are staring at death. As they await their fate, with only a glimmer of hope...
Malcolm and Juliet
Sex was a latecomer to the party of Malcolm's life, and when it did arrive, it didn't come dressed in any of the usual guises... Malcolm is sixteen. With the...
Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
'Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful.' This line from the play was adopted by Jean Anouilh to characterise the first production of Waiting for Godot at the Theatre...
Beckett/Beckett
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn one of the most incisive works of literary criticism to emerge from the twentieth century, Vivian Mercier...
Endgame
$80.00 AUD
Author: Samuel BeckettBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, London , 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerA seminal work of absurdist theater, Endgame presents a stark, darkly humorous...
Samuel Beckett: Last Modernist, the
$25.00 AUD
Beckett criticism is well known for its use of impenetrable jargon in describing the themes in his famous novels, poems and especially his seminal plays Waiting for Godot and Endgame....
Samuel Beckett
$10.00 AUD
Filled with never-before-published images and surprising details, this revealing portrait of the twentieth century's most enigmatic playwright focuses on the real-life drama that swirled around this troubled creative genius. 10,000...
Endgame
Originally written in French and translated into English by Beckett, Endgame was given its first London performance at the Royal Court Theatre in 1957.
Happy Days
$200.00 AUD
Author: Samuel BeckettBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, London , 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerHappy Days by Samuel Beckett is a seminal work of absurdist theater,...
Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
Subtitled 'A tragicomedy in two Acts', and famously described by the Irish critic Vivien Mercier as a play in which 'nothing happens, twice', En attendant Godot was first performed at...
Samuel Beckett
"Penguin Illustrated Lives" is a series of photographic biographies that offers a fresh, intimate portrait of some of our favourite writers. An incisive, lively text is accompanied by over 100...
Samuel Beckett: A Biography
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxing on block - does not extend internally. Winner of the National Book Award, this landmark literary biography...
P. M. S. Blackett: A Biographical Memoir
$50.00 AUD
Author: Bernard LovellBinding: HardbackPublished: The Royal Society, London, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBernard Lovell's P. M. S. Blackett: A Biographical Memoir chronicles the extraordinary life and scientific...
Ends and Odds: Eight New Dramatic Pieces
$50.00 AUD
Author: Samuel BeckettBinding: HardbackPublished: Grove Press, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsEnds and Odds is a collection of eight short plays by Samuel Beckett, showcasing his signature...
Thomas Becket
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
Thomas Becket
Prof. Barlow's fine biography, based on the original sources and informed by the most recent scholarship, provides a compeling interpretation of the life of Becket- worldly courtier, zealous prelate and...
The Book in the Cathedral: The Last Relic of Thomas Becket
The best-selling historian of medieval manuscripts discovers the most intimate surviving relic of Thomas Becket. The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 is one of...
Thomas Becket: A Textual History of His Letters
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Author: Anne DugganBinding: HardbackPublished: Clarendon Press, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the textual history of Thomas Becket's letters, offering a detailed examination of...
Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim: A 900-Year-Old Story
One of our most acclaimed and successful historians brings a colossal figure of British history vividly to life This is the man, not the legend . . . Thomas Becket...
The House of Bernarda Alba and Other Plays
In The House of Bernarda Alba, a tyrannical matriarch rules over her house and five daughters, cruelly crushing their hopes and needs. The other plays here also portray female characters...