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The Penguin Book of Oulipo: Queneau, Perec, Calvino and the Adventure of Form
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A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020’Lovers of word games and literary puzzles will relish this indispensable anthology’ The Guardian ‘At times, you simply have to stand back in amazement’ Daily Telegraph’An exhilarating feat, it takes its place as the definitive anthology in English for decades to come’ Marina WarnerBrought together for the first time, here are 100 pieces of ‘Oulipo’ writing, celebrating the literary group who revelled in maths problems, puzzles, trickery, wordplay and conundrums.Featuring writers including Georges Perec, Raymond Queneau and Italo Calvino, it includes poems, short stories, word games and even recipes. Alongside these famous Oulipians, are ‘anticipatory’ wordsmiths who crafted language with unusual constraints and literary tricks, from Jonathan Swift to Lewis Carroll. Philip Terry’s playful selection will appeal to lovers of word games, puzzles and literary delights.
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| Weight | 0.401 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2.5 × 12.7 × 19.8 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 592 |
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| Year Published | 2020-11-5 |
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| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 0241378451 |
| About The Author | Philip Terry is a translator, and a writer of fiction and poetry. He has translated the work of Georges Perec, Stéphane Mallarmé and Raymond Queneau, and is the author of the novel tapestry, shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize. His poetry volumes include Oulipoems, Shakespeare's Sonnets, Dante's Inferno, Quennets, Bad Times and Dictator, a version of the Epic of Gilgamesh. He is currently translating Ice Age signs. |
A superb selection … Lovers of word games and literary puzzles will relish this indispensable anthology celebrating Perec, Calvino and many others … Terry's anthology connects us to a wider world of Oulipian wordplay, and beyond. |
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| Other text | There is real gold in Terry's selection … the perfect illustration of the Oulipian balancing act of producing writing that is both wry and moving at the same time. |
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