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Paperback published in 2011, 0571229115 paperback published in 2006, 0802348 paperback published in 1994, 270730. Waiting for godot, tragicomedy in two acts by irish writer samuel beckett, published in 1952 in french as en attendant godot and first produced in 1953. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. They converse on various topics and reveal that they are waiting there for a man named godot. The play became popular and it was translated to many foreign languages. This audio version emphasizes the pathos over the slapstick we cant see. Samuel beckett, one of the great avantgarde irish dramatists and writers of the.
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