author:
Samuel Beckett
language:
English
number of pages: 109
En attendant Godot
Overview
The story revolves around two seemingly homeless men simply 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.
Other editions (13)
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等待戈多 湖南文艺出版社 2022 -
等待戈多 湖南文艺出版社 2016 -
等待戈多 湖南文艺出版社 2013 -
Waiting for Godot Grove Press 2011 -
Waiting for Godot Faber and Faber Ltd. 2010 -
Waiting for Godot Faber & Faber 2006 -
等待戈多 湖南文艺出版社 2006 -
En attendant Godot Ed Du Minuit 2002 -
等待戈多 人民文学出版社 2002 -
Waiting for Godot Faber and Faber 1998 -
Waiting for Godot Grove Press 1994 -
I väntan på Godot Bonniers 1992 -
等待戈多 中国戏剧出版社 1965