Hiding from the Gestapo during the Occupation, Samuel Beckett found refuge in the small French village of Roussillon in 1942, where he survived by working in the fields. Beckett and the Haydens met while hiding from the Gestapo in France, and the intimate decades-long friendship between artist Henri and Beckett is said to be a likely inspiration for Estragon and Vladimir in Beckett’s “epoch-making play.” Housed in a custom clamshell box.įirst trade edition of Beckett’s masterpiece, an exceptional presentation/association copy inscribed on the half title within weeks of publication by Beckett to close friends Henri and Josette Hayden, “A Henri et Jossette affecteusement Sam Paris Nov 1952,” with Beckett’s inscription preceding the premiere of Godot in Paris in January 1953. Small octavo, original white paper wrappers, uncut. In 1969, Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature and commended for having 'transformed the destitution of man into his exaltation.' Beckett died in Paris in 1989.“SAM PARIS NOV 1952”: RARE PRESENTATION/ASSOCIATION COPY OF EN ATTENDANT GODOT, INSCRIBED WITHIN WEEKS OF PUBLICATION BY BECKETT TO FRIENDS HENRI AND JOSETTE HAYDEN-WITH THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN BECKETT AND HENRI SAID TO INSPIRE ESTRAGON AND VLADIMIR IN GODOTīECKETT, Samuel. A prolific writer of novels, short stories, and poetry, he is remembered principally for his works for the theater, which belong to the tradition of the Theater of the Absurd and are characterized by their minimalist approach, stripping drama to its barest elements. Beckett wrote in both English and French, though his best-known works are mostly in the latter language. In 1937, he settled in Paris permanently. In 1928, he visited Paris for the first time and fell in with a number of avant-garde writers and artists, including James Joyce. The nonstory of two tramps at loose ends in a landscape barren of all but a single tree, amusing or distracting themselves from oppressive boredom while they wait for a mysterious figure who never arrives, the play became the ur-text for theatrical innovation and existential thought in the latter half of 20th century." -Christopher Isherwood, The New York TimesĪbout the Author SAMUEL BECKETT (1906-1989), one of the leading literary and dramatic figures of the twentieth century, was born in Foxrock, Ireland, and attended Trinity University in Dublin. make a poet green with envy." -Stephen Spender "Reading Beckett for the first time is an experience like no other in modern literature."-Paul Auster " among the most studied, monographed, celebrated and sent-up works of modern art, and perhaps as influential as any from the last century. "One of the true masterpieces of the century." -Clive Barnes, The New York Times "One of the most noble and moving plays of our generation, a threnody of hope deceived and deferred but never extinguished a play suffused with tenderness for the whole human perplexity with phrases that come like a sharp stab of beauty and pain." - The Times (London) "Beckett is an incomparable spellbinder. Praise for Waiting for Godot (A Bilingual Edition): Upon being asked who Godot is, Samuel Beckett told director Alan Schneider, "If I knew, I would have said so in the play." Although we may never know who we are waiting for, in this special edition we can rediscover one of the most poignant and humorous allegories of our time. With side-by-side text, the reader can experience the mastery of Beckett's language and explore its nuances. In doing so he chose to revise and eliminate various passages. Waiting for Godot is one of the masterpieces of the century."īeckett wrote the play in French and then translated it into English himself. As Clive Barnes wrote, "Time catches up with genius. like a sharp stab of beauty and pain".-The London Times.įrom 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. suffused with tenderness for the whole human perplexity. ![]() "One of the most noble and moving plays of our generation. About the Book A classic of modern theatre and perennial favorite of colleges and high schools.
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