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The Grove Centenary Editions of Samuel Beckett Boxed Set: Contains Novels I and II of Samuel Beckett, The Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett, and The Poems, Short Fiction and Critcism of Samuel Beckett
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Product Description
"Poet, novelist, short–story writer, playwright, translator, and critic, Samuel Beckett created one of the most brilliant and enduring bodies of work in twentieth–century literature. In celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of his birth, the four volumes of this new edition bring together nearly every word Beckett published during his lifetime. Open anywhere and begin reading. It is an experience unequaled anywhere in the universe of words." — Paul Auster, from his Series Notes
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #446373 in Books
- Published on: 2006-03-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 2136 pages
Customer Reviews
Beautiful artifacts
If you're even looking at this set, wondering whether you should buy them; you've read some Beckett and been deeply struck by his work. I'm just reviewing the physical books themselves.... They are beautiful, the covers bear perfect icongraphic images, the paper is quality, the binding is well done. If you're looking for a review of the words these books contain; they are corrected directly from the extant manuscripts.... If you've never read Beckett at all; contrary to the popular impression, this is not a man of despair but of true compassion; his writing inspires a vividness about the act of reading itself.
G*D bless Samuel Beckett; my favorite literary mystic.
post script: I've now got a look at the individual volumes. The books of the boxed set are differently made than the books you order one at a time. The boxed set books have cloth spines, the separate books don't. The ones in the set are more elegant and better produced.
Terrific addition to personal library.
I was pleased with this collection of Beckett's work. It made a wonderful addition to my personal library. The binding and print are asthetically pleasing. I would highly recommend this set to those who like his works, or as a gift for someone literary in your life.
I have never seen better
I guess that if you are looking here, you are a reader of Beckett. Grove has made a set for your better enjoyment of what you have read in all sorts of doggy paperbacks. The books are comfortable in hand. They are, more remarkably, carefully bound to lay open on your desk. You rarely see hardcovers that open flat anymore.
The spine is black cloth with silver imprint. The cover is cornflower blue, hard and shiny, like the slip case. The end papers are black like the spine, but textured in the way you would expect.
The volume of novels sports that miserable, tortured bike without a hint of its literary presentation. So the drama has the sorry tree. Again, no hint, just the just announcement.
If you plan to keep reading Beckett, this is a useful set.
