Beckett samuel

1970 · 054416 — New York NY USA: Grove Press 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book and jacket are in very good condition little shelf rubbing apparent jacket has been wrapped by a previous owner with mylar for preservation purposes. The text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'Published in French in 1961 and in English in 1964 How It Is is a novel in three parts written in short paragraphs which tell abruptly cajolingly bleakly of a narrator lying in the dark in the mud repeating his life as he hears it uttered - or remembered - by another voice. Told from within from the dark the story is tirelessly and intimately explicit about the feelings that pervade his world but fragmentary and vague about all else therein or beyond. Together with Molloy How It Is counts for many readers as Beckett's greatest accomplishment in the novel form. It is also his most challenging narrative both stylistically and for the pessimism of its vision which continues the themes of reduced circumstance of another life before the present and the self-appraising search for an essential self which were inaugurated in the great prose narratives of his earlier trilogy.' 147 pages. 5.4 x 8.25 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request. . Grove Press Hardcover