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Raymond
Queneau, Exercises in Style
The story of a minor brawl in a Paris bus, told
in 99 different ways. 1958. First English translation and preface by Barbara
Wright. 'It is a sharp, inspired exploration into the possibilities of
language and the functioning of its styles.' 'Perhaps the purest work
of literature in existence...' - The Times Literary Supplement.
Drawings of 97 initials and two permutations of the author's photograph
(one on the dustjacket) are by Stefan Themerson.
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