num_pages: 109
description: The story revolves around two seemingly homeless men simply 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.
language: English
title: Waiting for Godot
titlecomplete: Waiting for Godot
characters: Vladimir (Samuel Beckett), boy, Lucky, Pozzo, Estragon
genres: Theatre, Philosophy, School, Drama, Plays, Literature, Classics, Irish Literature, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 194943
publisher: Grove