Beckett's Children: A Literary Memoir by Coffey, Michael

Beckett's Children: A Literary Memoir

Beckett's Children is a lyrical blend of personal memoir, father-son dialogue, and literary investigation that probes the...
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Author: Michael Coffey
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Beckett's Children: A Literary Memoir by Coffey, Michael

Beckett's Children: A Literary Memoir

$46.28

Beckett's Children: A Literary Memoir

$46.28
Author: Michael Coffey
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Beckett's Children is a lyrical blend of personal memoir, father-son dialogue, and literary investigation that probes the works of Irish writer Samuel Beckett and American poet Susan Howe in search of traces of their long-rumored status as father and daughter.


Although Howe has denied the rumor, the possibility that it might be true leads Coffey to a highly original appreciation of her work and a fascinating focus on the dozens of unattended children who wander through Beckett's oeuvre.


The saga of Coffey's adult son, at various moments on the run in the Indiana woods or incarcerated, shines light on life without parental connection in a cold America. As an adoptee himself, Coffey looks to literature for traces of his own origin story and lineage, a heritage held in secret by a closed adoption system but which, through books and cultural signs, he has been able to decipher in his own way.


Provocative and beautifully expressed, Beckett's Children suggests a new approach to the textual worlds of two highly respected artists, providing a revelatory perspective on both American poetics and the vibrant world of Beckett studies.



Author: Michael Coffey
Publisher: OR Books
Published: 07/30/2024
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781682196083


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/22/2024

About the Author

Michael Coffey was, until 2014, the co-editorial director of Publishers Weekly. His hybrid fiction Samuel Beckett Is Closed (Evergreen Review/OR Books) was described by The New York Times Book Review as "a ghostly collaboration" and "a rewarding challenge" to the reader.


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