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A Book with No Letter E
A Void is the english translation of the French lipogrammatic novel La Disparition, written in 1969 by Georges Perec entirely without the letter “e”. It is consided to be one of the greatest works of "constrained writing" ever produced.
Equally impressive is the fact that it was translated in to English, again with no “e”, by Gilbert Adair in 1995 - a feat which earned him a Scott Moncrieff Prize.
Links
Wikipedia Article About the Book
"Reading George Perec"
An informative article at thecenterforbookculture.org
Georges Perec Wikipedia Article
"Doppelganger"
A clever palindrome poem by James A. Lindon which,
taken line by line, reads backwards the same as it does forwards.
Learn More About Palindromes and Other Forms of Contrained Writing
Oulipo Wikipedia Article
Oulipo Feature Page at drunkenboat.com
Wikipedia Article About the Book
"Reading George Perec"
An informative article at thecenterforbookculture.org
Georges Perec Wikipedia Article
"Doppelganger"
A clever palindrome poem by James A. Lindon which,
taken line by line, reads backwards the same as it does forwards.
Learn More About Palindromes and Other Forms of Contrained Writing
Oulipo Wikipedia Article
Oulipo Feature Page at drunkenboat.com
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"This is an indispensable book for everyone who cares about literature"
-- Susan Sontag
-- Susan Sontag
Perec's
Euphoric Encyclopedic Novel.
Winner of the Prix Medicis
Euphoric Encyclopedic Novel.
Winner of the Prix Medicis
This 284 page book does not contain a single letter “E”.
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