"I forgot half the words": Samuel Beckett's Molloy as Minor Literature

Abstract

An exploration of Beckett's writing practice as a minor writer, focusing on his first published novel in French, Molloy (1951). It highlights the importance of multilingualism to the change in Beckett's style after the first WWII and its connection with the transition from English to French.

Keywords

• Beckett
• Molloy
• Minor Literature