Molloy

Molloy is a novel by Samuel Beckett. The English translation is by Beckett and Patrick Bowles. On first appearance the book concerns two different characters, both of whom have interior monologues in the book. As the story moves along the two characters are distinguished by name only as their experiences and thoughts are, to say the least, similar. The novel is set in an indeterminate place, most often identified with the Ireland of Beckett's birth. It was written in Paris, along with the other two books (Malone Dies and The Unnamable) of 'The Trilogy', between 1946 and 1950. 'The Trilogy' is generally considered to be one of the most important literary works of the 20th century, and the most important non-dramatic work in Beckett's oeuvre. The plot, what little there is of it, is revealed in the course of the two interior monologues that make up the book. The first monologue is split in to two paragraphs. The first paragraph is less than a page long, the second paragraph lasts for... full article at wikipedia