The Selected Works of Samuel Beckett
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- Author：Samuel Beckett
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Summary
The Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature who “transformed the destitution of man into his exaltation” （The Swedish Academy）， Samuel Beckett was one of the most important and influential figures of twentieth-century literature。 His radically minimalist language， black humor， and surreal situations unleashed a brilliant vision uniquely Beckett’s own and in the process forever changed literature。 Here in a four-volume paperback box set are Beckett’s major works in prose， drama， poetry， and criticism edited by Paul Auster。 As Auster writes in his notes for the series， “Samuel Beckett created one of the most brilliant and enduring bodies of work in twentieth-century literature。 。 。 。 The four volumes bring together nearly every word Beckett published during his lifetime。 。 。 。 Open anywhere and begin reading。 It is an experience unequaled anywhere in the universe of words。”
Reviews
framptonhollis
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Let us begin！Volume 1: No Symbols Where None IntendedMurphy WattMercier and Camier
Dipanjan Maitra
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It's a reprint of the Grove Centenary Edition without the Prefaces。 Features most of Beckett's novels except 'Dreams of Fair to Middling Women'， does not feature 'Eleutheria' either。 But the selection of Shorter Prose is excellent。 It's a reprint of the Grove Centenary Edition without the Prefaces。 Features most of Beckett's novels except 'Dreams of Fair to Middling Women'， does not feature 'Eleutheria' either。 But the selection of Shorter Prose is excellent。 。。。more
K。D。 Absolutely
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Four difficult but definitely worth all the while books in a box to read。 This is one of the book sets that I've read and really proud of it。 This collection of selected works of Samuel Beckett came out in 2010 but it only showed up here in the Philippines in 2012。 So when it did， I bought it right away because it contains the four works of Beckett that got included in the first 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list in 2006。 They are the following: Murphy （5 stars）， Watt （4 stars）， Molloy Four difficult but definitely worth all the while books in a box to read。 This is one of the book sets that I've read and really proud of it。 This collection of selected works of Samuel Beckett came out in 2010 but it only showed up here in the Philippines in 2012。 So when it did， I bought it right away because it contains the four works of Beckett that got included in the first 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list in 2006。 They are the following: Murphy （5 stars）， Watt （4 stars）， Molloy （4 stars） and Westward Ho （3 stars）。 The first 2 are in Volume I， the third is in Volume II and the fourth is in Volume 4。 My brother bought a hardbound edition of Volume I when he saw it at Fullybooked The Fort because he said that we will just have to find Volumes I and IV， so we ordered and even up to now （that I already have and read this paperback box set）， that order has not arrived。 After 4 years， FullyBooked has not notified me that my order has arrived。This collection contains so many of his works but when I searched here on Goodreads， some of his other works are not here still。 I mean， wow， he wrote so many pieces of works that cannot be contained in just four thick volumes。 Even after spending 2 years perusing each of the works in here， I still cannot claim that I am a Samuel Beckett completist。 Ugh。 The reason？ As explained by Paul Auster who edited these works， "these four volumes are intended for English-language readers， and because Beckett wrote in both English and French， a number of untranslated French poems and short critical essays have not been included here。 Those with a knowledge of French can find them in Collected Poems in English and French and Disjecta， both available from Grove Press。" So， there I a go。 I cannot be a Beckett completist since I do not know French at all。This description of Auster about the book summarizes this collection perfectly:"What one will find between the covers of these four volumes are the works in which Samuel Beckett's reputation rests， everything that qualifies him as one of the great literary artists of our time， all the books and plays that will continue to be read and performed for generations to come。 From the dazzling early essays on Proust to the revolutionary Waiting for Godot， from the uproarious prose of Watt to the austere minimalism of How It Is， from the poetic murmurs of Texts for Nothing to the tender， heartbreaking Company， from the mordant recollections of Krapp's Last Tape， to the tragic feminine Mouth of Not I， everything is here: seven novels， thirty-two dramatic works， thirty poems， fifty-four stories， texts， and novellas， three pieces of criticism。 Open anywhere and begin reading。 It is an experience unequaled anywhere in the universe of words。" It is。 Really。 It is。 。。。more
Ade Bailey
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