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Title: No other writers come better together than these three
Review: When we talk about modern literature and the philosophy of language, perhaps Samuel Beckett and Maurice Blanchot come closer to each other than any other combination would. 'Affinities' have been spotted, for example, between Beckett and Jacques Derrida -- another attempt to season Beckett in preparation for his comfortable digestion by our cultural machine. Derrida is simply far too 'contrived' for Beckett. Only a half-minded philosopher like Maurice Blanchot could be said to be truly 'sympathetic' with our Irish writer. As long as the 'relationship' between these two is concerned, Ms. Michiko Tsushima has done a great job not so much in analysing their 'affinities' as in exploring the possibilities of their dialogue.
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