Espresso Shots: Morelia, by Renee Gladman
Morelia is a short, concentrated explosion of language and story, dream and sensation. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Morelia, by Renee Gladman
Tag: Beckett
Espresso Shots: Hypochondria, by Will Rees
Hypochondria by Will Rees is his attempt to chronicle his condition and an exploration of the phenomenon known as hypochondria. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Hypochondria, by Will Rees
MICRO-REVIEWS: MUSIC: Tom Waits
Like a hobo knife fight on the outskirts of a carnival during the Great Depression. Continue reading MICRO-REVIEWS: MUSIC: Tom Waits
Espresso Shots: Nohow On: Company, Ill Seen Ill Said, Worstward Ho, by Samuel Beckett
Nohow On is about nothing. But like Jerry Seinfeld said, “Even nothing is something.” Continue reading Espresso Shots: Nohow On: Company, Ill Seen Ill Said, Worstward Ho, by Samuel Beckett
THE COMBINATIONS WEEK DAY 3: THE COMBINATIONS REVIEW, PART III
An exploration into the terminus of literary modernism. Continue reading THE COMBINATIONS WEEK DAY 3: THE COMBINATIONS REVIEW, PART III
Translation Tuesdays: H, by Philippe Sollers
Along with “Ulysses” and Beckett’s “Three Novels,” “H” can take its place in the permanent avant-garde. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: H, by Philippe Sollers
Undoing Time: The Life and Work of Samuel Beckett, by Jennifer Birkett @ NYJB
For Jennifer Birkett, Emeritus Professor of French Studies at the University of Birmingham, Samuel Beckett thought “life was a matter of doing time, while writing was a way of undoing it.” Continue reading Undoing Time: The Life and Work of Samuel Beckett, by Jennifer Birkett @ NYJB
CCLaP: “On Being Human,” by Karl Wolff, on sale now!
My new book, “On Being Human,” has been published (in both ebook and handmade hardcover versions) by the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography. You should go out and buy a copy right now! Continue reading CCLaP: “On Being Human,” by Karl Wolff, on sale now!
Commonplace Book: Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett
An excerpt from Sam Beckett’s tragicomedy, Waiting for Godot. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett
CCLaP Fridays: On Being Human: The Trilogy, by Samuel Beckett
This week in the CCLaP series “On Being Human,” Karl Wolff analyses Samuel Beckett’s groundbreaking “Trilogy,” where the famed avant-garde writer sought the essence of what it is to be human by stripping away the setting, plot, and characters of three small novels in a row. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: On Being Human: The Trilogy, by Samuel Beckett
The Driftless Area Review 