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The Making of Samuel Beckett's 'Molloy'
Contributor(s): Van Hulle, Dirk (Author), O'Reilly, Edouard Magessa (Author), Van Hulle, Dirk (Editor)
ISBN: 1472532562     ISBN-13: 9781472532565
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
OUR PRICE:   $45.55  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: October 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Series: Beckett Manuscript Project
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.7" W x 8.4" (1.30 lbs) 416 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Originally published in French in 1951 and translated into English by the author himself four years later, Molloy is the first novel of Samuel Beckett's Trilogy, continued in Malone Dies and The Unnamable.

The Making of Samuel Beckett's 'Molloy' is a comprehensive reference guide to the history of the text. The book includes:

A complete descriptive catalogue of available relevant manuscripts, including French and English texts, alternative drafts and notebook pages
A critical reconstruction of the history of the history of the text, from its genesis through the process of composition to its full publication history
A detailed guide to exploring the manuscripts online at the Beckett Digital Manuscripts Project at www.beckettarchive.org

This volume is part of the Beckett Digital Manuscript Project (BDMP), a collaboration between the Centre for Manuscript Genetics (University of Antwerp, Belgium), the Beckett International Foundation (University of Reading, UK) and the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Centre (University of Texas at Austin, USA), with the support of the Estate of Samuel Beckett.

Contributor Bio(s): Nixon, Mark: - Mark Nixon is Lecturer in English at the University of Reading, UK, where he is also the Director of the Beckett International Foundation.Verhulst, Pim: - Pim Verhulst is Research Assistant in English at the University of Antwerp, Belgium.Van Hulle, Dirk: - Dirk Van Hulle is Professor of English Literature at the Centre for Manuscript Genetics, University of Antwerp, Belgium. He is President of the European Society for Textual Scholarship and his previous books include Textual Awareness (2004).Nixon, Mark: - Mark Nixon is Lecturer in English at the University of Reading, UK, where he is also the Director of the Beckett International Foundation.