Modern ยท Drama / fiction
The Unnamable
by Samuel Beckett. A major work by Samuel Beckett exploring absurdity, language, endurance; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1953
- Origin
- Ireland / France
- Era
- Modern
- Genre
- Drama / fiction
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Samuel Beckett exploring absurdity, language, endurance; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.