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Suzanne Georgette Anna Déchevaux-Dumesnil (7 January 1900 – 17 July 1989) was the lover and later wife of Samuel Beckett. In the 1930s, Beckett chose Déchevaux-Dumesnil as his lover over the heiress Peggy Guggenheim .
Dec 22, 2019 · The Irish writer was attacked by Prudent, a small-time pimp, who missed his heart by a hair's breadth. The incident inspired his Nobel Prize-winning works and his view of life as absurd and tragic.
Aug 1, 1989 · Suzanne Deschevaux-Dumesnil, the wife of the playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett, died on July 17 in Paris. She was 89 years old. She was born in France, and met Beckett in 1938 when she...
Feb 11, 2024 · The collection includes five typescripts with works by Suzanne Déchevaux-Dumesnil, Beckett’s wife and long-time partner. The documents reveal that her literary output was far greater than previously known and show her collaboration with Jacoba van Velde, their literary agent.
Dechevaux-Dumesnil, Suzanne, (1900-1989), writer and wife of Samuel Beckett. This page summarises records created by this Person.
May 3, 2017 · By Jon Michaud. May 3, 2017. Beckett’s work is among the most enduring expressions of the absurdity and estrangement of modern life. PHOTOGRAPH BY KEYSTONE / GETTY. In the summer of 1942, Samuel...
Jan 5, 2023 · Written during the winter of 1948-49, the play had been turned down by a half-dozen producers before Beckett’s partner Suzanne Dechevaux-Dumesnil sent it to the actor-director Roger Blin. He...
