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Stéphane Lambert on Samuel Beckett's Nazi Germany Journey

publication · 2026-04-24

Stéphane Lambert, author of books on painting, recounts Samuel Beckett's journey from October 1936 to April 1937 through Nazi Germany, visiting Hamburg and Dresden. The book "Avant Godot" explores this period when Beckett was thirty years old. Lambert's work sheds light on Beckett's encounters during a dark historical moment.

Key facts

  • Stéphane Lambert wrote 'Avant Godot'
  • The book covers Samuel Beckett's journey from October 1936 to April 1937
  • Beckett visited Hamburg and Dresden
  • The journey took place in Nazi Germany
  • Beckett was thirty years old at the time
  • Lambert is an author of books on painting
  • The book was published by Arléa
  • The article appeared in artpress n°431 in March 2016

Entities

Artists

  • Stéphane Lambert
  • Samuel Beckett

Institutions

  • Arléa
  • artpress

Locations

  • Hamburg
  • Dresden
  • Germany

Sources