NMLP P-028846 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Krapp's Last Tape and Embers

Samuel Beckett · Faber and Faber · 1959

First periodical appearance was Evergreen Review (Summer 1958). First book edition was Faber 1959 (UK). The US first book appearance came in Grove's 'Krapp's Last Tape and Other Dramatic Pieces,' 1960 — a separate first thus. Faber 1959 is the earliest stand-alone book.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-028846 for "Krapp's Last Tape and Embers" by Samuel Beckett (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-028846, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).