The Complete Short Prose 1929-1989
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| Verlag | Grove Press |
| Auflage | 2011 |
| Seiten | 336 |
| Format | 13,7 x 21,0 x 2,2 cm |
| Gewicht | 306 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 0802134904 |
| EAN | 9780802134905 |
| Bestell-Nr | 80213490EA |
Although Samuel Beckett (1906 - 1989) is best-known for his novels, such as the Molloy series, and his still frequently-performed plays like Waiting for Godot and Endgame, he is rarely thought of as a writer of short fiction and prose. Yet he wrote short works devotedly throughout his life; many critics count various Beckett short stories as masterpieces of the form, central to an appreciation of the writer's oeuvre. The Complete Short Prose, 1929-1989, as the title suggests, collects all of the Nobel Prize-winner's shorter works, such as "First Love," and "The Lost Ones."
Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett was one of the most profoundly original writers of the 20th century. He gave expression to the anguish and isolation of the individual consciousness with a purity and minimalism that have altered the shape of world literature. A tremendously influential poet and dramatist, Beckett spoke of his prose fiction as the "important writing," the medium in which he distilled his ideas most powerfully. Here, for the first time, his short prose is gathered in a definitive, complete volume by leading Beckett scholar S. E. Gontarski.
