Description
A landmark of absurdist fiction, this novel follows Molloy as he drifts through a world that feels both indifferent and strangely intimate, moving from town to town after a minor entanglement with authority. Told in a fragmented, self-questioning voice, the narrative unfolds like an internal record—less a conventional story than a relentless attempt to make sense of memory, habit, and the body’s limits. Beckett’s spare, rhythm-driven prose strips away the usual supports of plot and character, turning observation into meditation and confusion into method. At once comic and bleak, the book explores themes of identity, perception, and the uneasy search for meaning in a universe that offers no stable answers.
Available Editions
paperback
Macmillan
Published Apr 6, 1979
382 pages
ISBN: 9780330256643
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Details
First Published
1951
Language
eng
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Content and trigger warnings for Molloy by Samuel Beckett.