Skip to main content
M:S4:5 5
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 6 days, 22 hours ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

More pricks than kicks
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

More pricks than kicks

by Samuel Beckett

Originally published in 1934 as part of an unfinished novel, this collection of ten short stories traces the career of the antihero Belacqua Shuah.

Accession 7415 ISBN 0330241591 Publisher Pan
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
More pricks than kicks spine
More pricks than kicks cover
Live
More pricks than kicks live spine
No live
More pricks than kicks spine More pricks than kicks live spine
More pricks than kicks cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Communication Literature Stories
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-03 12:34
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
M:S4:5 5 Current vertical
1 week, 4 days ago
M:S4:4 4 vertical
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Book Location
Updated 6 days, 22 hours ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 00:41 (2 weeks, 6 days ago)

Identity

name→ title
More pricks than kicks
vernon_id
11218
accession_no→ accession_number
7415
vernon_slug
more-pricks-than-kicks-samuel-beckett

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
0330241591

Descriptive

production_date
1974
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
This is Beckett's first novel - and is a compulsively readable introduction to his work. The principal character, Belacqua, a student in Dublin explores the joys of melancholy in a wholly original way - whether at his studies, wandering in the country, drinking porter at the pub, seeing his lady love or eating rotten Gorgonzola sandwiches. The book abounds in grim humour and devastating insights. -- Cover.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Samuel Beckett
tags→ tags
Literature, Philology, Fiction, Short stories, English fiction, English literature, British Literature
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
28462

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "more-pricks-than-kicks-samuel-beckett"
"opacObjectId": "11218"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "28462"
"cssColors": [3 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "d2b48c"
"hue": 34
"rank": 1
"presence": 19.45
"colorName": "tan"
"lightness": 69
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 44
"formattedColorName": "tan"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "000000"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 76.84
"colorName": "black"
"lightness": 0
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "black"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "696969"
"hue": 0
"rank": 3
"presence": 3.51
"colorName": "dimgray"
"lightness": 41
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dim gray"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "d0bba5"
"hue": 30
"rank": 1
"presence": 19.45
"lightness": 73
"saturation": 31
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "1a1c22"
"hue": 225
"rank": 2
"presence": 76.84
"lightness": 11
"saturation": 13
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "716a57"
"hue": 43
"rank": 3
"presence": 3.51
"lightness": 39
"saturation": 13
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "945744"
"hue": 14
"rank": 4
"presence": 0.08
"lightness": 42
"saturation": 37
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "7a9850"
"hue": 85
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.03
"lightness": 45
"saturation": 31
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "4d525c"
"hue": 220
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.09
"lightness": 33
"saturation": 8
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "848894"
"hue": 225
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.0
"lightness": 54
"saturation": 6
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 74
"score": 84.36
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Finger"
"imageLabelId": 486
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 19411
"score": 83.27
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 9
"score": 82.19
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Revolver"
"imageLabelId": 487
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 11760
"score": 79.5
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Poster"
"imageLabelId": 21
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 197
"score": 79.11
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Eyewear"
"imageLabelId": 211
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 19018
"score": 75.61
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 14
"score": 74.72
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Internet meme"
"imageLabelId": 246
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 5931
"score": 69.51
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Illustration"
"imageLabelId": 25
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 1176
"score": 68.68
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Photo caption"
"imageLabelId": 216
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 11006
"score": 68.49
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Art"
"imageLabelId": 4
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/907/823fffbc7b41b65152a52f4b84d633ae86b8d4fb.jpg"
"width": "513"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/907/823fffbc7b41b65152a52f4b84d633ae86b8d4fb.jpg"
"width": "257"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/907/823fffbc7b41b65152a52f4b84d633ae86b8d4fb.jpg"
"width": "22"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/907/823fffbc7b41b65152a52f4b84d633ae86b8d4fb.jpg"
"width": "96"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/907/823fffbc7b41b65152a52f4b84d633ae86b8d4fb.jpg"
"width": "48"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/907/823fffbc7b41b65152a52f4b84d633ae86b8d4fb.jpg"
"width": "770"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.3118719
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "7415"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "More pricks than kicks / Samuel Beckett"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "More pricks than kicks / Samuel Beckett"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Beckett, Samuel"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "1974"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "1974-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "1974-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "This is Beckett's first novel - and is a compulsively readable introduction to his work. The principal character, Belacqua, a student in Dublin explores the joys of melancholy in a wholly original way - whether at his studies, wandering in the country, drinking porter at the pub, seeing his lady love or eating rotten Gorgonzola sandwiches. The book abounds in grim humour and devastating insights. -- Cover."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "London/England"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Pan"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "173 pages ; 20 cm."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "0330241591"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "820 BEC"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [4 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "English fiction/English literature/British Literature"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"English fiction/English literature/British Literature""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "English literature/British Literature"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"English literature/British Literature""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Fiction/Literature/Philology"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Fiction/Literature/Philology""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Short stories/Fiction/Literature/Philology"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Short stories/Fiction/Literature/Philology""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "20th Century"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_period:"20th Century""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Dublin/Ireland"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_place:"Dublin/Ireland""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Todd McMillan: Ten Years of Tears; 18 Jun 2013-16 Sep 2013"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "assoc_event:"Todd McMillan: Ten Years of Tears; 18 Jun 2013-16 Sep 2013""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "samuel-beckett"
"title": "Samuel Beckett"
"relatedRecordId": "806"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes