3 by Perec (Verba Mundi): Which Moped with Chrome-Plated Handlebars at the Back of the Yard? (Verba Mundi (Paperback)) - Softcover

Perec, Georges

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1567922546 ISBN 13: 9781567922547

Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Perec has rightfully assumed his position in the pantheon of truly original writers of the past century. Godine has issued all but one is his books in this country, including his masterpiece Life A User's Manual. Here, in one volume, are three "easy pieces" by the master of the verbal firecracker and Gallic wit. The novella "The Exeter Text" contains all those E's that were omitted from A Void (Perec hated waste) and no other vowel (honest). In "Which Moped with Chrome-Plated Handlebars at the Back of the Yard?" we are introduced to Sergeant Henri Pollak and his vehicle (the aforementioned moped) that carried him between Vincennes and Montparnasse; in "A Gallery Portrait," the sensation of the 1913 exhibition in Pittsburgh depicts the artists' patron, beer baron Hermann Raffke, sitting in front of his huge art collection, which includes (of course) "A Gallery Portrait" of the baron sitting before "A Gallery Portrait," etc.

About this title

Review:

One of the most singular literary personalities in the world.

Synopsis:

An omnibus edition comprising three novels by Georges Perec (1936-82): A GALLERY PORTRAIT, THE EXETER TEXT and WHICH MOPED WITH CHROME-PLATED HANDLEBARS AT THE BACK OF THE YARD? From the author of LIFE: A USER'S MANUAL, AVOID and ASLEEP.

About this edition

• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1567922546
• ISBN 13: 9781567922547
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 187