Is En attendant Godot (1952) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 54 / 100 (roughly neutral). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by Samuel Beckett, 1952.
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Why: Absurdist drama; no clear politics
*Waiting for Godot* is a play by Irish author Samuel Beckett. It is Beckett's best-known literary work and is regarded by critics as "one of the most enigmatic plays of modern literature." It was written (1948–1949), first published (1952), and first performed (1953) in French as *En attendant Godot. Waiting for Godot* is Beckett's own English-language adaptation. Subtitled "tragicomedy in two acts", it was published in 1954. As one of the foundational works of theatre, the play remains widely studied in academic and literary circles. In *Waiting for Godot,* the two main characters, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), spend their days waiting for someone named Godot, who they believe wil…