Waiting for Godot

A Tragicomedy in Two Acts

208 pages

English language

Published Feb. 24, 2015 by Faber & Faber, Limited.

ISBN:
978-0-571-32965-6
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The story revolves around two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone—or something—named Godot. Vladimir and Estragon wait near a tree, inhabiting a drama spun of their own consciousness. The result is a comical wordplay of poetry, dreamscapes, and nonsense, which has been interpreted as mankind’s inexhaustible search for meaning. Beckett’s language pioneered an expressionistic minimalism that captured the existential post-World War II Europe. His play remains one of the most magical and beautiful allegories of our time.

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Subjects

  • British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)