His first published work of fiction (1934), More Pricks Than Kicks is a set of ten interlocked stories, set in Dublin and involving their adrift hero Belacqua in a series of encounters, as woman after woman comes crashing through his solipsism. More Pricks contains in embryo the centrifugal world of Beckett's men and women. She lifted the lobster clear of the table. It had about thirty seconds to live. Well, thought Belacqua, it's a quick death, God help us all. It is not.
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His first published work of fiction (1934), More Pricks Than Kicks is a set of ten interlocked stories, set in Dublin and involving their adrift hero Belacqua in a series of encounters, as woman after woman comes crashing through his solipsism. More Pricks contains in embryo the centrifugal world of Beckett's men and women. She lifted the lobster clear of the table. It had about thirty seconds to live. Well, thought Belacqua, it's a quick death, God help us all. It is not.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Good. 0394177894. This book is in good condition only. The book has some cover shelfwear. Some underlined passages and margin brackets, so good study or reading copy only.; 0.7 x 7.9 x 5 Inches; 191 pages.
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Good. Tight, square, uncreased spine. There is some underlining to the last five pages, but interior is else clean and unmarked. There is a crease running vertically down the length of the back cover, but no other notable shelf-wear. Beckett was 'discovered' by Grove's Barney Rosset in 1952 when the publisher read an essay called 'Samuel Beckett: An Introduction', written by a young translator named Richard Seaver, who in passing had seen copies of Molloy and Malone, yet to be published in English, displayed in the Paris window of Éditions de Minuit. 190 pp. Fiction.
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This small volume of ten stories are written largely in sequitur order, ending with the projected demise of Belaqua Shuah, and the after thoughts of his grave digger. If the reader is familiar with this first book, he will recognize several favorite subjects repeated here.: Smeraldina, Alba, PB the polar bear friend, and the Jesuit priest ! Beckett has again used the occasional four language reference phrases: french,italian, german and latin ! The reader would also benefit from a convenient dictionary to search out remote nouns and adjectives ! However , Beckett is at his very best in this satirical account of his wedding to Thelma bboggs ! two small b's ! This is Beckett at his best !! You will enjoy this five star book !