Waiting For Godot
by Samuel Beckett

Name: Waiting For Godot
Brand: Samuel Beckett
SKU: 9780571229116
Rating: 3.84 (200580 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Male

One Act British

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about this classic play. Many appreciate its deep philosophical themes and absurdist humor, while some find it tedious and lacking in action. The exploration of existential waiting resonates with many, though others struggle with its repetitive nature and ambiguity.

Deep philosophical themes Absurdist humor Thought-provoking characters Repetitive and slow Lacks clear resolution

Synopsis

From an inauspicious beginning at the tiny Left Bank Theatre 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 the century."

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.