Books
x dismiss this message

Did you know you can edit this page?

see page history

Description edit see section history

In prose possessed of the radically stripped-down beauty and ferocious wit that characterize his work, this early novel by Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett recounts the grotesque and improbable adventures of a fantastically logical Irish servant and his master. Watt is a beautifully executed... read more

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit

Write a ridiculously simplified synopsis.

Characters/People edit see section history

Popular Covers

Loading covers…

Choose your book’s cover

First Sentence edit see section history

"Mr Hackett turned the corner and saw, in the failing light, at some little distance, his seat."

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 513 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Unnamable, and followed by Lucky Jim.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Samuel Beckett (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1953
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 267

Classification edit see section history


We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.