num_pages: 106
description: This new collection brings together First Love, The Calmative, The End and The Expelled; these four novellas are among the first major works of Beckett's decision to use French as his language of literary composition. Rich in verbal and situational humour, they offer a fascinating insight into many of the issues which preoccupied Beckett all his working life. As the first novella reveals, nobody writes with quite such cruel and unnervingly clever wit as Beckett...
language: English
title: First Love and Other Novellas
titlecomplete: First Love and Other Novellas
genres: Classics, Ireland, France, Irish Literature, Plays, Short Stories, Novella, 20th Century, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 2143
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd