The three pieces that comprise this volume are among the most delicate
and disquieting of Samuel Beckett’s later prose. Each confined to a
single consciousness in a closed space, these stories are a testament
to the mind’s boundless expanse. In Company, a man"one on his back
in the dark"hears a voice speak to him, describing significant
moments from his lifetime, and yet these memories may be merely fables
and figments invented for the sake of companionship. Ill Seen Ill Said
tells of a solitary old woman who paces around a cabin, burdened by
existence itself. And Worstword Ho explores a world devoid of
rationality and purpose, containing the famous directive: "Try again.
Fail Again. Fail Better." The quintessential distillation of
Beckett’s philosophy on human existence and the ultimate example of
his minimalist approach to fiction, Nohow On is a vital collection,
concerned with conception and perception, memory and imagination.
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Company, Ill Seen Ill Said, and Worstward Ho
Product details
ISBN
9780802198341
Published
2014
Publisher
Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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