Suzanne Dumesnil, Suzanne Beckett / Emilie Morin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morin, Emilie, 1978- author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in Beckett studies, 2632-0746.

Cambridge elements. Elements in Beckett studies, 2632-0746

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989--Family.

Beckett, Samuel.

Women authors, French--20th century--Biography.

Women authors, French.

Women pianists--France--Biography.

Women pianists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (74 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Little has been written about Suzanne Beckett, née Déchevaux-Dumesnil (1900-1989). As Samuel Beckett's lifelong companion, she found herself in a peculiar quandary, owing to the amounts of support required by Beckett's unease with success and with the business of writing, and owing to her deep awareness of the damage that fame can cause to everyday life, friendships, and freedom. This Element offers the first full portrait of this elusive figure. It contextualises the texts she wrote under the name Suzanne Dumesnil, emphasises the significance of her artistic and literary accomplishments, and discusses her steady labour, her uncompromising discretion, and her profound reluctance to ever become a public figure as Beckett's wife.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Imprints page

Suzanne Dumesnil, Suzanne Beckett

Contents

1 Introduction: Silent Companion

2 Argenteuil, Tunis, Paris (1900-38)

3 Suzanne after Beckett, from 1938 to the War's Aftermath

4 The Writings of Suzanne Dumesnil

5 The Quiet Work of Suzanne Beckett

6 Portraits in Different Shades

7 Conclusion

References

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jul 2025).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-009-58552-5

1-009-58555-X

1-009-58554-1

OCLC:

1526229913