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The Samuel Beckett Research Circle of Japan is a group dedicated to research relating to the Nobel Prize-winning Irish author. The group meets twice yearly, ordinarily in July and December.
beckett taizen damned to fame vol 1 damned to fame vol 2

Major collaborative works by members of the Samuel Beckett Research Circle of Japan are:

  • All About Beckett (Beckett Taizen) (Tokyo: Hakusuisha, 1999).
Yasunari Takahashi (Supervising Editor)

Yoshiyuki Inoue, Minako Okamuro, Masaki Kondo, Mariko Hori, Naoya Mori, and Yoshiki Tajiri (Editors).

Encylopaedic style of coverage in Japanese of Beckett "our contemporary", based on 95 keywords, such as  "Religion", "Thought", "Walking", "Eating", "Bicycle," etc.  Bibliography of works, annals and bibliography of criticism.
  • Japanese translation of James Knowlson's Damned to Fame (Beckett Den) (Tokyo: Hakusuisha, 2003) in two volumes.
Translated by Yasunari Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Inoue,  Minako Okamuro, Yoshiki Tajiri, Mariko Hori,  and Naoya Mori.

Authorised biography revealing an intriguing portrait of Beckett. Thorough coverage incorporating anecdote and new material.