The Penguin Book of Oulipo

Name: The Penguin Book of Oulipo
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241378458
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Queneau, Perec, Calvino and the Adventure of Form

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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The Penguin Book of Oulipo offers a fascinating exploration of the Oulipo movement, an intriguing blend of literature and mathematics that challenges traditional storytelling through constrained writing techniques. This collection showcases the works of notable members, highlighting the ingenuity and creativity involved in crafting compelling narratives under self-imposed linguistic rules. Readers will be treated to a diverse array of pieces that exemplify the playful yet intellectually stimulating nature of Oulipian innovation.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate playful literature that blends creativity with constraint-based techniques. This collection explores the innovative works of the Oulipo group, offering a unique reading experience for those intrigued by the arts and culture of literary experimentation and mathematical underpinnings in writing.

The Penguin Book of Oulipo

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A celebration of one of the most curious and playful literary groups of the twentieth century.

Brought together for the first time, here are 100 pieces of The Penguin Book of Oulipo writing, celebrating the literary group who revelled in maths problems, puzzles, trickery, wordplay and conundrums. Featuring writers including Georges Perec, Raymond Queneau and Italo Calvino, it includes poems, short stories, word games and even recipes. Alongside these famous Oulipians are 'anticipatory' wordsmiths who crafted language via unusual constraints and literary tricks, from Jonathan Swift to Lewis Carroll.

Philip Terry's playful selection will appeal to lovers of word games, puzzles and literary delights.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Philip Terry's anthology is lauded as an indispensable collection celebrating Oulipian wordplay and literary puzzles. The anthology receives praise for its selection balance and ingenuity, capturing both wryness and emotional depth. Critics appreciate Terry's deft curation and introduction, offering a comprehensive and witty exploration of Oulipo's principles, providing the definitive English anthology that highlights the movement's originality and humanity.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241378458

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 November 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Edited by Philip Terry

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 401g

Pages: 592

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir General Fiction Literary Fiction Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

Philip Terry is a translator, and a writer of fiction and poetry. He has translated the work of Georges Perec, Stephane Mallarme and Raymond Queneau, and is the author of the novel tapestry, shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize. His poetry volumes include Oulipoems, Shakespeare's Sonnets, Dante's Inferno, Quennets, Bad Times and Dictator, a version of the Epic of Gilgamesh. He is currently translating Ice Age signs.