Name: Watt (in Spanish)
SKU: 55703283
Price: 34.04 EUR
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Author: Samuel Beckett
ISBN: 9788437646664

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Physical Book

Author

Samuel Beckett

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CÁTEDRA

Synopsis "Watt (in Spanish)"

La obra de Samuel Beckett (Dublín, 1906-París, 1989) constituye una de las más interesantes e incisivas del pasado siglo. Su extraordinaria capacidad para exponer los intersticios de la existencia social de los seres humanos, a través del absurdo, el humor y los juegos de lenguaje, imprimió en la literatura una huella indeleble y extendió sus fronteras conceptuales hasta límites nuevos. "Watt" es una novela experimental, filosófica, cómica e inclasificable que, entre otras cosas, constituye un enorme ejercicio de metaficción. En ella, su homónimo protagonista (Watt), un desharrapado del que apenas llegamos a saber nada, pasa dos años como criado en la casa del señor Knott, un enigmático y caprichoso terrateniente cuyo servicio vive en un ambiente de tensión opresiva. ¿Qué ocurre exactamente en casa del señor Knott? No lo sabemos, y sin embargo, como lectores, asistimos a la inquietante transformación que a causa de ello sufre el personaje principal, cuyos esquemas mentales se resquebrajan por completo.

Samuel Beckett

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Samuel Beckett was an Irish playwright, novelist, and poet, born on April 13, 1906 in Dublin and died on December 22, 1989 in Paris. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in the theater of the absurd. He studied at Trinity College in Dublin, where he specialized in Romance languages. After a period as a reader at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, he settled permanently in France, a country that deeply marked his life and work.

Beckett wrote in both English and French, and his style is characterized by minimalism, black humor, and the exploration of themes such as despair, time, and the human condition. His most famous work, Waiting for Godot (1953), marked a milestone in contemporary theater by subverting traditional dramatic conventions. Other notable works include Endgame, Happy Days, and the novel trilogy consisting of Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable.

During World War II, he participated in the French Resistance. In 1969, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Beckett left a legacy that continues to challenge and inspire generations of readers and viewers.

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