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...
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:
2005-11-30
Size
Length:
284 pages
Height:
8.0 in
Width:
5.5 in
Thickness:
1.0 in
Weight:
12.0 oz
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