{"product_id":"9780802144423","title":"Waiting for Godot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerformed across the globe by some of the world's most iconic performers, Samuel Beckett's indelible masterpiece remains an unwavering testament of what it means to be human.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom an inauspicious beginning at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone in 1953, followed by bewilderment among American and British audiences, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/i\u003e has become of the most important and enigmatic plays of the past fifty years and a cornerstone of twentieth-century drama. As Clive Barnes wrote, “Time catches up with genius … \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the masterpieces of the century.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story revolves around two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone—or something—named Godot. Vladimir and Estragon wait near a tree, inhabiting a drama spun of their own consciousness. The result is a comical wordplay of poetry, dreamscapes, and nonsense, which has been interpreted as mankind’s inexhaustible search for meaning. Beckett’s language pioneered an expressionistic minimalism that captured the existential post-World War II Europe. His play remains one of the most magical and beautiful allegories of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel Beckett","offers":[{"title":"Grove\/Atlantic |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2011-05-27","offer_id":46581775007999,"sku":"9780802144423","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_13f15b07-1d98-4e0e-90f7-753adf8ccc66.jpg?v=1739660227","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780802144423","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}