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Item Details
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EXERCISES IN STYLE
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| By: |
Raymond Queneau, Barbara Wright (Trans) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1847490735 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781847490735 |
| Publisher: |
ALMA BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2008 |
| Pages: |
200 |
| Description: |
On a crowded bus at midday, the author observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. When a seat is vacated, the first man appropriates it. In another part of town, the author sees the man being advised by a friend to sew another button on his overcoat. This book retells this tale ninety-nine times in 99 different styles. |
| Synopsis: |
On a crowded bus at midday, Raymond Queneau observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. When a seat is vacated, the first man appropriates it. Later, in another part of town, Queneau sees the man being advised by a friend to sew another button on his overcoat. "Exercises in Style" retells this unexceptional tale ninety-nine times in ninety-nine different styles. An 'Abusive' chapter heartily deplores the events, 'Opera English' lends them grandeur. Raymond Queneau rendered Barbara Wright his 'heartiest congratulations', adding, 'I have always thought that nothing is untranslatable. Here is new proof'. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oneworld Classics Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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