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Synopsis
Queneau uses a variety of literary styles and forms in ninety-nine exercises which retell the same story about a minor brawl aboard a bus
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Review
"Witty, playful, ingenious, it manages to transcend its own
sophistication by a sort of verbal slapstick which Miss Wright translates
into Pure Groucho Marxism."
-- The Guardian
About the Author
Raymond Queneau (1903-1976) is acknowledged as one of the most influential of modern French writers, having helped determine the shape of twentieth-century French literature, especially in his role with the Oulipo, a group of authors that includes Italo Calvino, Georges Perec, and Harry Mathews, among others.
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- PublisherNew Directions Publishing
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0811208036
- ISBN 13 9780811208031
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages197
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1979. Signed by Wright on the title page. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some very light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 197pp. Signed by the Translator. Seller Inventory # SELqueES
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