{"product_id":"becketts-children-a-literary-memoir-9781682195239","title":"Beckett's Children: A Literary Memoir","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OR Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682195239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Michael Coffey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53458854019253,"sku":"9781682195239","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781682195239.jpg?v=1791297411","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/becketts-children-a-literary-memoir-9781682195239","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}