Mark Nixon
Dr Mark Nixon is Associate Professor in Modern Literature at the University of Reading. He is co-director of the Beckett International Foundation and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Beckett Studies. Along with Ulrika Maude, he is editor of the The Bloomsbury Companion to Modernist Literature.
Books by Mark Nixon
“The library itself is fascinating because it gives us an insight into his reading habits on the one hand but also just the cultural context within which he is moving.” Read more...
Mark Nixon, Literary Scholar
Interviews with Mark Nixon
The Best Samuel Beckett Books, recommended by Mark Nixon
Samuel Beckett remains one of the most significant writers of the twentieth century. Ruthlessly experimental, his plays, novels, and poems represent a sustained attack on the realist tradition. Dr Mark Nixon looks at the mutating nature of Beckett’s literary style and explains why he didn’t choose Waiting for Godot.
Interviews where books by Mark Nixon were recommended
The Best Samuel Beckett Books, recommended by Mark Nixon
Samuel Beckett remains one of the most significant writers of the twentieth century. Ruthlessly experimental, his plays, novels, and poems represent a sustained attack on the realist tradition. Dr Mark Nixon looks at the mutating nature of Beckett’s literary style and explains why he didn’t choose Waiting for Godot.
