Samuel Beckett
Digital Manuscript Project
L'Innommable / The Unnamable
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Synoptic Sentence View: Sentence 167

Versions

L'Innommable Segment 167, version 1 (Minuit 1953, p. 15)

Il me plaît de croire que j'en occupe le centre, mais rien n'est moins sûr.

The Unnamable Segment 167, version 2 (MS-HRC-SB-5-9-1, f. 05r)

The chronology of the sentence versions relating to the first 23 pages of this manuscript differs from the chronology of the rest of the text. For a more detailed analysis: click here.

It pleases m I like to think I occupy the centre, but nothing is less certain.

The Unnamable Segment 167, version 3 (MS-HRC-SB-5-10, f. 05r)

The chronology of the sentence versions relating to the first 24 pages of this typescript differs from the chronology of the rest of the text. For a more detailed analysis: click here.

It pleases I like me to think I occupy the centre, but nothing is less certain.

The Unnamable Segment 167, version 4 (Spectrum, p. 6)

It pleases me to think I occupy the centre, but nothing is less certain.

The Unnamable Segment 167, version 5 (MS-WU-MSS008-3-71, f. 05r)

I like to think I occupy the centre, but nothing is less certain.

The Unnamable Segment 167, version 6 (Grove Press 1958, p. 8)

I like to think I occupy the centre, but nothing is less certain.

L'Innommable Segment 167, version 7 (Minuit 1971, p. 13)

Il me plaît de croire que j'en occupe le centre, mais rien n'est moins sûr.