Heck, he'd probably wait over by some tree somewhere. He's probably still doing that, in fact. I hope he's not wanted anywhere.
Posted by lcarus (Member # 4395) on :
::pies fugu::
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Have you read Well of Lost Plots yet, Fugu? Godot finally turns up -- as a severed head in a bag. Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Is Waiting for Guffman a dobie of sorts of Waiting for Godot ? Is seeing the latter important to enjoying the former?
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
In order:
1) Yes 2) No
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Bleh, severed head in a bag isn't a good critique of absurdist writing (and it certainly isn't absurdist, particularly not anywhere near the refinement that Beckett put on his own unique brand of absurdism), its reactionary sensationalism.
I hope the rest of the book is better.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
*grin* Ironically, the severed head in a bag is in fact a gray-market story element purchased by a "literary engineer" desperate for a new plot twist to insert into the latest mystery novel of an ongoing series. He's quite disappointed to learn that there's been a glut of severed heads in bags, and the cliche for which he paid a hundred pounds is going three to the pound at the docks.
Believe me, Fforde is nothing if not self-aware. Posted by ssywak (Member # 807) on :
Pooke,
I thought that seeing the latter was in complete opposition to enjoying anything.
Is Godot on video? (The one with Irwin & Steve Martin, etc?) (Answer: Yes--there's a $150 set of "Beckett on Film" at amazon. I think I'll wait for the novelization)
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Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Uh, I assume you know he was an author who won the nobel prize for literature. He only wrote a few short films, and almost everything in that set is a play (possibly everything, I'm not sure). Readily available and consumable in written form.
He wrote plenty of books and short stories as well.
Posted by Dobbie (Member # 3881) on :
For anyone not familiar with Godot, it's basically along the same lines as Gilligan's Island.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
I know that. When was the last time something by Beckett came to your neighborhood?
I figured, at least with a video, it's accessible. Well, at least it beats a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Oh, we just had a performance of Happy Days recently. One of the best stagers of Beckett was leaving the area, and so there was a desire to put something on. I expect there'll be at least one performance every few months though, I do live in a university town. I was more emphasizing that you can read the plays, though
Plus, there's a local DVD rental place that has Beckett on film available for rental .
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