A Reader's Guide to Samuel Beckett

There is no critic who has more firmly established his claim to valuable literary property than has Kenner. . . . [He] bestrides modern literature if not like a colossus then at least as a presence of formidable proportions. A new book by him is certainly an event." Focuses on Beckett's verbal craftsmanship and 'unceasingly inventive technique.' . . . Students of contemporary literature will be grateful for the service rendered by [this study] .