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Waiting for Godot

A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
By Samuel Beckett
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Waiting for Godot is a tragicomedy in two acts where two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for someone named Godot. The play explores themes of existence, time, and the human condition through minimal action and dialogue, famously capturing the absurdity of waiting and the elusive nature of meaning.
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Ideal for readers interested in modernist theatre, existential philosophy, and experimental arts. Suitable for students and enthusiasts of drama and literary studies seeking a thought-provoking and unconventional play.

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New edition of the classic play with a new introduction and notes.

Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett is a wonderfully surreal and thought provoking black comedy from the winner of the Nobel Prize and author of plays such as Murphy and Endgame.

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Subtitled 'A tragicomedy in two Acts', and famously described by the Irish critic Vivien Mercier as a play in which 'nothing happens, twice', En attendant Godot was first performed at the Theatre de Babylone in Paris in 1953. It was translated into English by Samuel Beckett, and Waiting for Godot opened at the Arts Theatre in London in 1955.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571244591

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 June 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 112g

Pages: 128

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About the Author

Samuel Beckett was born in Dublin in 1906. He was educated at Portora Royal School and Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated in 1927. His made his poetry debut in 1930 with Whoroscope and followed it with essays and two novels before World War II. He wrote one of his most famous plays, Waiting for Godot, in 1949 but it wasn't published in English until 1954. Waiting for Godot brought Beckett international fame and firmly established him as a leading figure in the Theatre of the Absurd. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961. Beckett continued to write prolifically for radio, TV and the theatre until his death in 1989.

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