An overview of the work of the recently deceased Irish author, who wrote in both English and French. His most famous novels and plays--Molloy, Malone dies, The Unnamable, Waiting for Godot,, and Endgame--are discussed in depth, as well as some less known earlier texts and later, shorter pieces. Particular concerns include Beckett's relationship with other authors, his debt to philosophers, his bilingualism, the psychoanalytic texture of his writing, and his manipulation of the first-person pronoun. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)