Murphy
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This novel was first published in 1938. Its work-shy eponymous hero, adrift in London, realises that desire can never be satisfied and withdraws from life, in search of stupor. Murphy's lovestruck fiancé Celia tries with tragic pathos to draw him back, but her attempts are doomed to failure.
Read More ↓Title Statements
- Full title :Murphy / Samuel Beckett ; edited by J.C.C. Mays.
Summary
This novel was first published in 1938. Its work-shy eponymous hero, adrift in London, realises that desire can never be satisfied and withdraws from life, in search of stupor. Murphy's lovestruck fiancé Celia tries with tragic pathos to draw him back, but her attempts are doomed to failure.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2009.
- Edition:[New ed.]
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009.
Notes
A novel.
Previous edition: 1977.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxxi, 175 pages ; : 20 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0571244580, 9780571244584
- oclc:on1101268271
- LC Classification:PR6003.E282
- Dewey Decimal:823.9/12
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