The Penguin Book of Oulipo

Download or read book The Penguin Book of Oulipo written by Philip Terry and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, this is an anthology of 100 pieces 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 even recipes. Alongside these famous Oulipians, are 'anticipatory' wordsmiths who crafted language with 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.