Who wrote Waiting for Godot?

Samuel Beckett wrote Waiting for Godot, first published in 1953. It is a work of classics and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

Is there a book club guide for Waiting for Godot?

Yes — Book Verdict has a free reading guide for Waiting for Godot with key themes and five original discussion questions at https://247bookverdict.com/reading-guides/samuel-beckett-waiting-for-godot/.

Essential Read

Waiting for Godot

Name: Waiting for Godot
Author: Samuel Beckett

by Samuel Beckett · 1953

Classics · ranked #27 in category

Vladimir and Estragon wait beside a barren tree for someone called Godot who never arrives. Beckett's theatre of the absurd has no plot, no backstory and no resolution — only the endlessly repeated condition of waiting, which turns out to be a precise image of human existence and the stories we tell to fill it.

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