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Two shabby fellows, confused, belligerent and forgetful, argue with each other for 2 solid hours, without making any sense or connection. Two other odd characters appear, a master and his slave, and then a laconic messenger boy. But everybody’s memories are definitely defective, and they must repeat everything again and again - not that it helps. And the allusive Godot of course never appears. [more inside]
posted by growabrain on Apr 8, 2025 - 3 comments

Molloy goes on a bicycle tour to visit his mother. There are several distractions. Meanwhile, maybe earlier or maybe later, Moran takes his son on a road trip to visit Molloy. This adventure also does not go as planned. The first of Samuel Beckett's trilogy of novels. [more inside]
posted by phooky on Mar 24, 2025 - 3 comments