About Beckett : The Playwright and the Work

Each volume in the "About" series contains an introduction to a specific writer, which sets his work in the relevant social and political context; a digest of interviews given by the writer; new material, specially gathered for this publication, including conversations with the author, directors, actors, and other theatre workers; and an annotated bibliography.

Emeritus Professor John Fletcher has complied a thorough and accessible dossier which aims to explain why Samuel Beckett's work is so significant and why it will last.

John Fletcher first met Beckett in 1961 in Paris and his book is filled not only with insights into the work but first-hand stories by theatre practitioners who worked with Beckett, as well as a digest of interviews with him.