Molloy

Summary

«Molloy» is a novel by Irish writer Samuel Beckett, first published in 1951 in French. The book is the first part of a trilogy that also includes the novels «Malone Dies» and «The Unnamable». The plot of the novel is divided into two parts. The first part tells the story of Molloy, a wandering vagrant who sets out to find his mother but instead finds himself in a series of absurd situations. The second part of the book follows Moran, a detective hired to find Molloy. Like many of Beckett's works, «Molloy» is rich in absurdity, dark humor, and explores themes of loneliness, existence, and alienation.