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Suhrkamp Publishes Beckett’s German Diaries, Rights Sold Abroad

8/15/2026

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Suhrkamp published Samuel Beckett (playwright)’s German diaries on 20 August 2026.
Edward Beckett uncovered 545-page, 120,000-word notebooks in Beckett’s Paris cellar after the writer’s 1989 death.
Mark Nixon and Oliver Lubrich edited the bilingual edition, with Gaby Hartel as translator.
The diaries recount Beckett’s 1936-1937 tour of 30 German towns, noting Nazi slogans, fashion and disgust.
Publishers plan an English edition for April 2027 and have sold rights to China, France and Italy.

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Suhrkamp published Samuel Beckett (playwright)’s German diaries on 20 August 2026.
Edward Beckett uncovered 545-page, 120,000-word notebooks in Beckett’s Paris cellar after the writer’s 1989 death.
Mark Nixon and Oliver Lubrich edited the bilingual edition, with Gaby Hartel as translator.
The diaries recount Beckett’s 1936-1937 tour of 30 German towns, noting Nazi slogans, fashion and disgust.
Publishers plan an English edition for April 2027 and have sold rights to China, France and Italy.