{"product_id":"becketts-children-a-literary-memoir-paperback","title":"Beckett's Children: A Literary Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Coffey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere literary criticism meets memoir, Beckett's Children explores how absence, lineage, and loss echo across art and life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeckett's Children\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe saga of Coffey's adult son, at various moments on the run in the Indiana woods, is here tragically updated in a visceral and moving Afterword, shining a harsh 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, as he mourns the loss of his son.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvocative and beautifully expressed, \u003cem\u003eBeckett's Children\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Coffey\u003c\/strong\u003e was, until 2014, the co-editorial director of \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly.\u003c\/em\u003e His hybrid fiction \u003cem\u003eSamuel Beckett Is Closed\u003c\/em\u003e (Evergreen Review\/OR Books) was described by \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e as \"a ghostly collaboration\" and \"a rewarding challenge\" to the reader. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712090177632,"sku":"9781682195239","price":28.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/p4AK4jdn5Q9781682195239.webp?v=1793307402","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/becketts-children-a-literary-memoir-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}