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Beckett expert Dr Mark Nixon on editing a Beckett story 80 years after it was written

Dr Mark Nixon, an authority on Beckett, talks about editing Echo's Bones, the writer's short story recently published 80 years after it was written.

Five essays about one of the twentieth century's most fascinating playwrights, Samuel Beckett, recorded in front of an audience at the 2014 Happy Days International Beckett Festival in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The authors include John Minihan, the photographer who captured some of the best known images of Beckett, actor Lisa Dwan, now regularly performing his work, and journalist and commentator Fintan O'Toole.

In this edition, Beckett expert Dr Mark Nixon talks about editing Echo's Bones, the Beckett short story recently published some 80 years after it was written.

Producers: Conor Garrett & Stan Ferguson.

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  • Wed 17 Sep 2014 22:45

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