Placeholder text

Go to cart

Watt

By Samuel Beckett

Watt Contemporary literature

Watt

Only 1 item left in stock
Description
Written in Roussillon during World War Two, while Samuel Beckett was hiding from the Gestapo, Watt was first published in 1953. Beckett acknowledged that this comic novel unlike any other ''has its place in the series'' - those masterpieces running from Murphy to the Trilogy, Waiting for Godot and beyond. It shares their sense of a world in crisis, their profound awareness of the paradoxes of being, and their distrust of the rational universe. Watt tells the tale of Mr Knott''s servant and his attempts to get to know his master. Watt''s mistake is to derive the essence of his master from the accidentals of his being, and his painstakingly logical attempts to ''know'' ultimately consign him to the asylum. Itself a critique of error, Watt has previously appeared in editions that are littered with mistakes, both major and minor. The new Faber edition offers for the first time a corrected text based on a scholarly appraisal of the manuscripts and textual history.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2009-05-21
Publication Date:
2009-05-21
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0571244742
ISBN13:
9780571244744
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
291 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
199 cm
Thickness:
22 cm

Condition

Show more

Show less
Good
The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
Available immediately
€8,89

Incl. VAT, plus shipping costs

PayPal
Visa
Mastercard
American Express
Only 1 item left in stock

Verified second-hand article

Verified second-hand item

Free shipping from 19€

€8,89