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One of the most accessible examples of Samuel Beckett's dark humor, Mercier and Camier is the hilarious chronicle of its two heroes' epic journey. While their travels are fraught with complications and intrigue, Mercier and Camier at least "did not remove from home, they had that good fortune."
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LibraryThing member stilton
Easy to read and a great laugh. Lets be simplistic and say Mercier and Camier are a peripatetic Vladimir and Estragon.
LibraryThing member rickstill122
Beckett's first complete work written in French, when Beckett was around forty, and translated by Beckett himself into English when he was 73, this book reads like nothing else. A literary god wallowing and splashing in the sweet mud of his genius.
LibraryThing member Ameise1
This is a great story peppered with humor, laughter and wink. A book that I can highly recommend.
[[Beckett]] proves his high linguistic ability. Mercier and Camier are on the move, constantly pondering on trifles such as who was at a meeting point first, about the sense and nonsense of an umbrella,
[[Beckett]] proves his high linguistic ability. Mercier and Camier are on the move, constantly pondering on trifles such as who was at a meeting point first, about the sense and nonsense of an umbrella,
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about friendship and what happened to the bike. There is a steady language exchange between the two at the highest level, which often made me laugh. Show Less
LibraryThing member DanielSTJ
This one was another miss from Beckett for me. There was not really anything stringing, and structuring, the narrative along and I felt that the entire thing lacked focus and refinement. Despite the aplomb dished out for this, I didn't quite care for it and felt that it did not have much to offer.
2 stars.
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It is not my type of book.2 stars.
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1946 (redaction)
1970
1970 (French)
1974 (English)
ISBN
0394178351 / 9780394178356