The Penguin Book of Oulipo: Queneau, Perec, Calvino and the Adventure of Form
Queneau, Perec, Calvino and the Adventure of Form
by Philip Terry
2019·592 pages·en
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- 9780241378427
About this book
For the first time, this is an anthology of 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 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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