Samuel Beckett

As one of the literary giants of the 20th century, Samuel Beckett revolutionized writing though the art of subtraction and reduction, a boiling away of excess to reveal the plain frail essence. With the exception of his first novel and first play (he did not want them published), a few letters, and other marginalia, this remarkable collection contains the entire written work of Beckett: over 2000 pages of plays, novels, stories, poems, novellas, essays and other texts. The four-volume set features introductions by Colm Toibin, Salman Rushdie, Edward Albee, and J.M. Coetzee, all attesting to different aspects of Beckett`s lean genius. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.