Jean Yamasaki Toyama

Rather than use theory to understand fiction, "Beckett's Game" uses fiction to understand criticism. Engaging and relaxed, it is an important contribution to Beckett studies, to the understanding of the postmodern novel and to theoretical research into the question of the self in language and literature. Professor Toyama presents a careful analysis of the trilogy in the light of recent critical theory, especially Derrida and Deleuze, in what "may" be called a -poststructuralist- analysis of the novels. Through her analysis she sheds light on the issues and the problems now at the center of critical controversy."

Self and Language in the Trilogy

Beckett's Game

“Follow the piano tuner’s wife as she accompanies the tuner into the homes of some of Hawai‘i’s families. Listen to her interaction with clients: mothers and fathers, aquarium lovers and hoarders, healers and would-be cosmologists. See where imagination can take you, when you encounter the ordinary: an ant condo, a doggie treasure trove. Think about going through the eye of a camel. Dream about being a writer.”

Jean Yamasaki Toyama

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