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In this episode, we feature the life and work of Samuel Beckett, one of the most important and influential voices of 20th century literature. We discuss Beckett’s writing across five decades, including his essays, short stories, novels and plays: ‘Dante… Bruno. Vico… Joyce’; More Pricks Than Kicks; The Unnamable; Krapp’s Last Tape; and the late masterpiece Company. And we also ruminate on the fact that Backlisted has now been going on (it must go on, it can’t go on, it’ll go on) for eight years, notching up nearly 200 episodes. We hope you enjoy this memorable and moving recording AKA Spool #199.

Books mentioned
Samuel Beckett - Our Examination Round Our Factification For Incamination of Work in Progress; The Unnamable; Krapp’s Last Tape; Waiting for Godot; Not I; Company; More Pricks Than Kicks