Samuel Beckett
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L'Innommable / The Unnamable
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Synoptic Sentence View: Sentence 598

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L'Innommable Segment 598, version 1 (MS-HRC-SB-3-10, f. 22v)

N'ayant que ma voix, n'étant que ma voix, il est naturel de peut sembler naturel, une fois pesée l'idée d'obligation, d'y voir une chose quelconque à dire?

L'Innommable Segment 598, version 2 (Minuit 1953, p. 48)

N'ayant que ma voix, que la voix, il peut sembler naturel, une fois avalée l'idée d'obligation, que j'y voie une chose quelconque à dire.

The Unnamable Segment 598, version 3 (MS-HRC-SB-5-9-1, f. 24r)

Possessed of nothing but my voice, the voice, it may seem natural, once I have swallowed the idea of obligation has been swallowed, that I should interpret interpret this as an obligation to say something. [0598|001] But is it possible?

The Unnamable Segment 598, version 4 (MS-HRC-SB-5-10, f. 26r)

Possessed of nothing but my voice, the voice, it may seeme natural, once the idea of obligation has been swallowed, that I should interpret it as an obligation to say something. [0598|001] But is it possible?

The Unnamable Segment 598, version 5 (MS-WU-MSS008-3-71, f. 25r)

Possessed of nothing but my voice, the voice, it may seem natural, once the idea of obligation has been swallowed, that I should interpret it as an obligation to say something. [0598|001] But is it possible?

The Unnamable Segment 598, version 6 (Grove Press 1958, p. 31)

Possessed of nothing but my voice, the voice, it may seem natural, once the idea of obligation has been swallowed, that I should interpret it as an obligation to say something. [0598|001] But is it possible?

L'Innommable Segment 598, version 7 (Minuit 1971, p. 41)

N'ayant que ma voix, que la voix, il peut sembler naturel, une fois avalée l'idée d'obligation, que j'y voie une chose quelconque à dire.