Filth and Faeces: Beckett, 'More Pricks than Kicks' (1934)

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English - August 20, 2020 03:00 - 51 minutes - 25.3 MB
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Even if the censors didn’t understand Beckett’s high-class smut, the lewd title was enough to get it banned. This short-story collection is stuffed with shit puns and blasphemy.

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