Exercises in Style
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Product Information
| ISBN | 9781847492418 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raymond Queneau |
| Publisher | Alma Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.150 |
| Publishing Date | 04/09/2013 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €11.56 |
| Tax | €0.69 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €12.25 |
| Availability | 13 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
On a crowded bus at midday, the narrator observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. When a seat is vacated, the first man takes it. Later, in another part of town, the man is spotted again, while being advised by a friend to have another button sewn onto his overcoat. Exercises in Style retells this apparently unremarkable tale ninety-nine times, employing a variety of styles, ranging from sonnet to cockney to mathematical formula. Too funny to be merely a pedantic thesis, this virtuoso set of themes and variations is a linguistic rustremover, a guide to literary forms and a demonstration of imagery and inventiveness.