Samuel Beckett German Diaries published by Suhrkamp, English (lots of German terms in it) with German translation. Leseprobe. Übersetzung von Gaby Hartel
Herausgegeben von Mark Nixon und Oliver Lubrich
I have borrowed Nixon’s book about this project, Samuel Beckett’s German Diaries 1936-1937, 2011, but someone else wants it so I will return it. Nixon the editor, professor of English at Reading University, also compares Beckett’s approach to Germany with Isherwood’s “I am a camera”. Beckett listens
like a fool to 2 hours of Hitler & an hour of Goering (opening of Reichstag. Goering reelected President, laws controlling 4 years plan extended for another 4…the usual from A.H. with announcement of a 20 yr. plan for development of Berlin, ‘rely’ to Eden consisting mainly in repeated assertion that Germany’s policy is not one of isolation; then Goering announcing foundation of 3 years ‘cultural’ prices of 100,000 ? RM & prohibition imposed on any Germans to accept a Nobel Prize
(January 1937)