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Sameness/Otherness: Synchrona Analyses of Beckett's and Kafka's Prose  Abstract   Essentially, the main focus of this book is the shifting dynamics of cultural paradigms, which presented a challenge and an incentive to try and shed light on the circumstances that triggered the various critical approaches discussed. The motivation for undertaking such a complex and difficult approach came, as previously stated, with the awareness of a significant lack of material regarding the reception of Beckett’s short prose in Romania. This fact could be explained by the major shift of focus towards the reception of his drama. A significant reason for the choice of the short prose works of both authors was the fact that Beckett as well as Kafka tackled the issue of the ultimate truth of human existence in their writings in a radical and uncompromising way. Samuel Beckett’s work, having been translated into twenty languages, naturally prompted an overview of the extent to which the wr