Molloy
Read by Dermot Crowley & Sean Barrett
Molloy was written by Samuel Beckett initially in French, only later translating it into English. It was published shortly after World War II and marked a new, mature writing style which was to dominate the remainder of his working life. Molloy is divided into two sections. In the first section, Molloy goes in search of his mother. In the second, he is pursued by Moran, an agent. Within this simple outline, spoken in the first person, is a remarkable novel, raising questions of being and aloneness that marks so much of Beckett's work, but richly comic as well. Beautifully written, it is one of the masterpieces of Irish literature. This is the world premiere recording. Written by a master dramatist, it is ideally suited to the audiobook medium.
Digital ISBN: 978-962-954-582-6
Translated by: Samuel Beckett and Patrick Bowles
BISAC: FIC000000
Released: June 2003
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Dermot Crowley
Dermot Crowley was born in Cork and began his career with RTE Radio. His theatre work includes The Weir in London's West End and on Broadway, also seasons at the Royal National Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club and Hampstead Theatre. On television his work includes Father Ted, The Sculptress, Falling For A Dancer, on film The Legend of Bagger Vance, Before You Go, Return of the Jedi. He works extensively for BBC radio.
Titles read by Dermot Crowley
Molloy (unabridged)
Sean Barrett
Sean Barrett started acting as a boy on BBC children's television in the days before colour, when it went out live. He grew up acting in Z Cars, Armchair Theatre, Minder and Father Ted. His theatre credits include Peter Pan at the old Scala Theatre and Noël Coward's Suite in Three Keys in the West End. Films include War & Peace, Dunkirk and A Cry from the Streets. He was a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company and has lent his voice to a variety of video games, including the Dark Souls series. He has read titles by Samuel Beckett, Haruki Murakami, Cormac McCarthy, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, Umberto Eco, Sheridan Le Fanu and Sir Walter Scott – all for Naxos AudioBooks.
Titles read by Sean Barrett
Barnaby Rudge (abridged)
Barnaby Rudge (unabridged)
Bleak House (abridged)
Bleak House (unabridged)
The Canterbury Tales III (unabridged)
The Clumsy Ghost and Other Spooky Tales (unabridged)
Faust (abridged)
The Go-Between (unabridged)
Malone Dies (unabridged)
The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories (unabridged)
Martin Chuzzlewit (abridged)
Martin Chuzzlewit (unabridged)
The Name of the Rose (unabridged)
Rob Roy (unabridged)
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (unabridged)
The Unnamable (unabridged)
The Voice of the Buddha (compilation)
Waiting for Godot (unabridged)
The Wealth of Nations (abridged)
Zeno's Conscience (unabridged)
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Samuel Beckett: A Personal Memoir
John Calder, Samuel Beckett's publisher for over thirty years, recounts their dynamic acquaintance.
Listen below or download the podcast.
https://www.naxosaudiobooks.com/audio/podcasts/0206johncalder.mp3
Hearing this, you at once realise Beckett's crisp prose is ideally suited to the audiobook medium. In first person narration we hear Molloy is first seeking his mother, then, in the second section, being pursued himself by Moran, a private detective. Yes, we are on familiar Beckett territory, yet this early work raises not only questions of being and aloneness – it is also richly comical. A great introduction to Beckett before venturing into his later, darker works.
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