SAMUEL BECKETT

  • 40

    Catalog books

  • 15

    Works

  • 1952 to 2016

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

SAMUEL BECKETT has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 40 catalog-linked books across 1952 to 2016, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Collected Shorter Prose, 1945-1988 and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1952 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Riverrun Pr and Grove Pr.

Best Place To Start

Collected Shorter Prose, 1945-1988

Riverrun Pr • 2007 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Riverrun Pr and Grove Pr

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1952 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Riverrun Pr and Grove Pr.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Collected Shorter Prose, 1945-1988

    Riverrun Pr • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 320 pages.

  2. Samuel Beckett: Collected Poems 1930-1978

    Riverrun Pr • 1999 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. Dream of Fair to Middling Women

    Riverrun Pr • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 241 pages.

  4. How It Is (Calderbooks)

    Riverrun Pr • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 160 pages.

  5. Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable

    Riverrun Pr • 1994 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 418 pages.

  6. More Pricks Than Kicks (Calderbooks S.) [Paperback] by Beckett, Samuel

    Riverrun Pr • 1993 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 204 pages.

  7. As The Story Was Told. Uncollected and Late Prose

    Riverrun Pr • 1992 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 134 pages.

  8. POEMS 1930 - 1989

    Riverrun Pr • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 226 pages.

  9. New Writing and Writers 13

    Riverrun Pr • 1976 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1976 • 224 pages.

  10. Waiting for Godot

    Faber & Faber, Limited • 2015 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 208 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Samuel Beckett: Collected Poems 1930-1978 is the easier short commitment, while Collected Shorter Prose, 1945-1988 asks for more reading time up front.
  • Samuel Beckett: Collected Poems 1930-1978 gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Collected Shorter Prose, 1945-1988 leans later in the catalog.

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