«There is nothing more to tell. The house was empty. The company had cut off the light. They have offered to let me have it back. But I told them they could keep it.» —Samuel Beckett: Molloy
Tag: Samuel Beckett’s Trilogy
There were times when I forgot not only who I was, but that I was, …
Don’t wait to be hunted to hide, that’s always been my motto. –SAMUEL BECKETT, Molloy
From representational drawing to invented worlds
My recent shift from drawing to painting has not only led to a shift in form, but also, as it turns out, a shift in content. When painting, my focus is no longer on the observed outer world, as it is when I am doing urban sketching, croquis or floral studies. When painting my focus…
An old friend
Back to Beckett 11 years ago I finished my cand.philol. in comparative literature with a dissertation on Samuel Beckett’s Trilogy (Molloy (1951), Malone meurt (1951; Malone Dies) and L’innommable (1953: The Unnamable)). Since then I have read very little Beckett. My reading has trailed other routes. But this autumn, when going deeper into writing, Beckett…
sub rosa 