Literaturhaus Stuttgart presents François-Marie Banier's photographs of Samuel Beckett resulting from an encounter that took place over thirty years ago in Tangiers. Following Beckett's movement amongst the crowds of Morocco, when the two finally met Banier forgot all about his camera, preferring instead to listen to Beckett's tales of "the 27 books he couldn't find a publisher for, of his wife Suzanne, of his friendship with Joyce, of his family in Ireland." Eventually recovering his photographer's eye, Banier stepped back behind the camera to produce this quiet sequence of the author's long, thoughtful walks.
Photo exhibition
6 April to 30 June 2011
Opening Tuesday 5 April, 8pm
includes a discussion with Rudij Bergman
and presentation of Balthazar: Sohn aus gutem Hause
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