Stories and Texts for Nothing by Samuel Beckett, Richard Seaver

Stories and Texts for Nothing

Samuel Beckett, Richard Seaver

140 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

This volume brings together three of Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett’s major short stories and thirteen shorter pieces of fiction that he calls “texts for nothing.” Here, as in all his work, Beckett relentlessly strips away all but the essential...

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Community Reviews Summary of 31 reviews

Moods

funny 66%
mysterious 66%
reflective 66%
tense 66%
dark 33%
emotional 33%
sad 33%

Pace

slow 66%
fast 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.13

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