By: | Samuel Beckett |
Pages: | 111 |
Published: | 1952 |
Genre(s): | Plays |
Drama | |
Philosophy | |
Award(s): | Nobel Prize in Literature (1969) |
Rating: | (11) |
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From an inauspicious beginning at the tiny Left Bank Théâtre de Babylone in 1953, followed by bewilderment among American and British audiences, Waiting for Godot has become one of the most important and enigmatic plays of the past fifty years and a cornerstone of twentieth-century drama. As Clive Barnes wrote, ?Time catches up with genius. . . . Waiting for Godot is one of the masterpieces of...
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Honestly one of the best plays I've ever read--the absurdist viewpoints of the meaninglessness of life is portrayed through incredible drama and laugh-out-loud humor. It does take a lot of thought to read, but it's so worth it.
Jan 12th, 2017
Life's great choice and great sacrifice is molded into one of the most prolific allegories of our time.
Jan 23rd, 2015
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