by Samuel Beckett ; [translated from his original French text by the author].
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Grove Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[1954]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
60 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
22 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Evergreen book ;
Volume Designation
E-33
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Act I: A Country Road. A Tree. Evening -- Act II: Next Day. Same Time. Same Place
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This volume is an absurdist play in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot. They claim he's an acquaintance but in fact hardly know him, admitting that they would not recognize him when they do see him. To occupy the time they eat, sleep, converse, argue, sing, play games, exercise, swap hats, and contemplate suicide -- anything "to hold the terrible silence at bay". Throughout the play, the audience may encounter religious, philosophical, classical, psychoanalytical, biographical, and especially wartime references.
Text of Note
Two old tramps wait on a bare stretch of road near a tree for Godot.