Description: In Perec's extraordinary tour de force--written entirely without the use of the letter "e"--a group of people die or are otherwise eliminated as a result of their inability to "name the unnameable," i.e. to use the letter "e." This novel...
We're sorry; currently there are no listings available for this product. However, click the Save this product link above and when listings are available we'll send you an email.
Synopsis In Perec's extraordinary tour de force--written entirely without the use of the letter "e"--a group of people die or are otherwise eliminated as a result of their inability to "name the unnameable," i.e. to use the letter "e." This novel is a classic text of the Oulipo, the French literary movement that produces works of art using formal restraints.
Details
Publication Date:
1994-12-01
Publisher's Note Insomniac Anton Vowl is missing from his Paris rooms, and his companions look for information in his diary, in a work using no "e"
Industry Reviews "Translator Adair has pulled off something of a Pierre Menard here, rendering the exact same book--the same vowel missing--only different." Voice Literary Supplement