Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Physical Decay 1. The Body Infirm 2. Old Age: The Dictatorship of Time 3. The Decaying Landscape 4. Moribund Man: Beckett and Death Part II: Mental Decline and Spiritual Attrition 5. The Trap of Memory 6. Tired Minds 7. Perceptions of Insanity 8. 'I can't go on, I'll go on': The Ebbing Spirit Part III: Death of the Word 9. Minimalism and Reductionism: Advancing Towards Lessness 10. The Miniaturist of the Word: The Shorter Prose 11. Voices, Ghosts, Silence: Into Nothingness Conclusion Bibliography Index.
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