- French language materials, French fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Irish authors
"Two seedy stumblebums named Mercier and Camier, forerunners of Estragon and Vladimir of Waiting for Godot, set out on a mysterious journey through vaguely Irish scenery. They are unwilling clowns in a performance they do not understand ... "--From back cover, paperback edition.
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Prestige, contemplative, cool and intimate.
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Samuel Beckett
- First published
- 1946
- Pages
- 123
- Publisher
- Grove Press, French & European Pubns, Editions de Minuit
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- French, English
- ISBN
- 9782707303332
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“The journey of Mercier and Camier is one I can tell, if I will, for I was with them all the time.”
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde writer, dramatist and poet, writing in English and French. Beckett's work offers a bleak outlook on human culture and both formally and philosophically became increasingly minimalist in his later career. As a student, assistant, and friend of James Joyce, Beckett is considered one of the last modernists; as an inspiration to many later writers, he is sometimes considered one of the first postmodernists. He is also considered one of the key writers in what Martin Esslin called "Theatre of the Absurd." As such, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 19
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