{"product_id":"waiting-for-godot-by-samuel-beckett-first-edition-1954-17th-printing-grove-press-1","title":"Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett [FIRST EDITION] 1954 • 17th Printing • Grove Press","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST EDITION [1954] GROVE PRESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Grove Press as a trade paperback original.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e17th printing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage trade paperback in very good condition.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover shows light wear and a few spots of discoloration.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReads like new!  Clean, bright unmarked pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48897801093369,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/waitingforgodot-1.jpg?v=1787687357","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/waiting-for-godot-by-samuel-beckett-first-edition-1954-17th-printing-grove-press-1","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}