What could these works possibly have in common?
Waiting for Godot
The Myth of Sisyphus
The Door in the Wall
The Country of the Blind
Living as ‘One’ Lives
Vladimir and Estragon wait for Godot. Sisyphus returns to the same rock and mountain. Lionel Wallace enters a mysterious green door, then passes it by. In a hidden valley, blindness is considered normal. Together, they ask: are we really living our own lives?
In Gems from the World (Volume 2), Acharya Prashant brings together these works of modern European literature, theatre, and philosophy by H. G. Wells, Martin Heidegger, Samuel Beckett, and Albert Camus. Though different, each returns to familiar patterns: postponement, conformity, waiting, attachment, and repetition.
Acharya Prashant reads them as mirrors of life. In his commentary, their memorable images reveal a shared concern: why do we keep missing what matters, waiting for what never arrives, and repeating what brings no freedom? This book invites readers to recognise these patterns not only in literature, but in their own lives.
