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I Can't Go On, I'll Go On: A Samuel Beckett Reader

Winner of the Nobel Prize for literature and acknowledged as one of the greatest writers of our time, Samuel Beckett has had a profound impact upon the literary landscape of the twentieth century. In this one-volume collection of his fiction, drama, poetry, and critical writings, we get an unsurpassed look at his work. Included, among others, are:

- The complete plays Waiting for Godot, Krapp's Last Tape, Cascando, Eh Joe, Not I, and That Time

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- Selections from his novels Murphy, Watt, Mercier and Camier, Molloy, and The Unnamable

- The shorter works "Dante and the Lobster," "The Expelled," Imagination Dead Imagine, and Lessness

- A selection of Beckett's poetry and critical writings

With an indispensable introduction by editor and Beckett intimate Richard Seaver, and featuring a useful select bibliography, I Can't Go On, I'll Go On is indeed an invaluable introduction to a writer who has changed the face of modern literature.

Genre
literary fiction
Themes
theatre
Setting
1970sireland
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 621 pages
Form
poetryplaysessaysshort stories

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