{"product_id":"9780802198341","title":"Nohow On: Company, Ill Seen Ill Said, and Worstward Ho","description":"The three pieces that comprise this volume are among the most delicate and disquieting of Samuel Beckett’s later prose. Each confined to a single consciousness in a closed space, these stories are a testament to the mind’s boundless expanse. In \u003ci\u003eCompany\u003c\/i\u003e, a man—\"one on his back in the dark\"—hears a voice speak to him, describing significant moments from his lifetime, and yet these memories may be merely fables and figments invented for the sake of companionship. \u003ci\u003eIll Seen Ill Said\u003c\/i\u003e tells of a solitary old woman who paces around a cabin, burdened by existence itself. And \u003ci\u003eWorstword Ho\u003c\/i\u003e explores a world devoid of rationality and purpose, containing the famous directive: \"Try again. Fail Again. Fail Better.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe quintessential distillation of Beckett’s philosophy on human existence and the ultimate example of his minimalist approach to fiction, \u003ci\u003eNohow On\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital collection, concerned with conception and perception, memory and imagination.","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118563934448,"sku":"9780802198341","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802198341_p0.jpg?v=1763666237","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802198341","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}