Three Novellas (v.10) (Beckett Short) - Softcover

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9780714543031: Three Novellas (v.10) (Beckett Short)

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ISBN 10: 0714543039 ISBN 13: 9780714543031

Publisher: Calder Publications Ltd, 1999

Written after First Love, these three novellas - The Expelled,
The Calmative and The End are poetic narratives that reveal the depth of
the author's pessimism about life, together with his penchant for
mischief-making and eye for what is beautiful in the world. They are
unforgettable.

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From the Publisher:

The 13 `Texts for Nothing' were written between 1947 and 1952, the years that produced `Waiting for Godot', the `Molly' trilogy of novels and other work, which can be described as the principal masterpieces of the author's middle period which brought him instant recognition and international acclaim after the many pre-war years of discouragement and lack of literary success. They are outbursts of great power and lucidity, reflecting his own sense of failure and of being a prisoner of malign forces that can be viewed metaphorically or theologically, expressing anger at the human condition and helplessness at his own. They are Promethean and typical of Beckett in thought, style and content. They are as quotable as the lines and sentiments of Shakespeare's finest works.

From the Back Cover:

Translated from the original by the author, `Premier Amour' is one of his earlier post-war novella. Following `Watt' and preceding `Molloy', `First Love' contains much of Samuel Beckett's special brand of black humour. The narrator, expelled on the death of his father from his room, takes refuge on a bench by a canal, meets a woman who takes him home and the events that follows are hilariously terrible. A comic and poignant, erotic and devastating novella.

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