4 MAY 1956, Page 34

Frustrate Poetry , 6 Tins first English translation of one

of SO,' Beckett's French novels. seems to be v SI „ adequately done; indeed it should b0.1 the author has himself collaborated M Patrick Bowles, the translator. M0110)., A ) is Samuel Beckett. (Intereps Ltd., 13s. 6'''"1 Beck e t'l one of the most important of Mr. BC'''„'- to novels and the one in which he manager distil the greatest quantity of the fru– 1 poetry that gives his work its own Peet is tone. Its quality I have already pointed bed 0 an article on Mr. Beckett's work publish not the Spectator some two years ago. Any lay' interested in waiting for Godot either as " pen' or an activity should read' it. It illustrates v,0 ,,, s5 clearly the immense difficulty of getting t"ti/tof done here on earth—which is just too ba you, me and Divine Providence. it