Void (Perec Georges)(Paperback / softback)

Void (Perec Georges)(Paperback / softback)

Ransacking his Paris flat, a group of his faithful companions trawl through his diary for any hint as to his location and, insidiously, a ghost, from Vowl's past starts to cast its malignant

Georges Perec and the Oulipo: Winter Journeys (Perec Georges)(Pevná vazba)

In 1979, Georges Perec (1936-1982) wrote a brief entertainment called 'The Winter Journey' for a publisher's catalogue. It quickly became his most frequently reprinted short story. Set on the eve of World War II, it recounts the discovery of a great literary masterpiece that conceals a scandalous

Species of Spaces and Other Pieces (Perec Georges)(Paperback)

'One of the most significant literary personalities in the world.'--Italo Calvino Georges Perec, author of the highly acclaimed Life: A User's Manual, was only forty-six when he died in 1982. Despite a tragic childhood, during which his mother was deported to Auschwitz, Perec produced some of the

An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris (Perec Georges)(Paperback)

One overcast weekend in October 1974, Georges Perec set out in quest of the 'infraordinary': the humdrum, the non-event, the everyday--'what happens,' as he put it, 'when nothing happens.' His choice of locale was Place Saint-Sulpice, where, ensconced behind first one cafe window, then another, he

I Remember (Perec Georges)(Paperback)

'Perec is serious fun' The Guardian Both an affectionate portrait of mid-century Paris and a daring memoir, Georges Perec's I Remember is now available in English to UK readers for the first time, with an introduction by David Bellos. In 480 numbered statements, all beginning identically with 'I

Life - A User's Manual (Perec Georges)(Paperback / softback)

Chapter by chapter, the narrative moves around the building revealing a marvellously diverse cast of characters in a series of every more unlikely tales, which range from an avenging murderer to an eccentric English millionaire who has devised the ultimate

Život návod k použití - Georges Perec

Život návod k použití (1978) je nejen? vrcholným dílem Georgese Pereca, ale i jednou z nejúchvatnějších a při svém záměrném omezení také nejkomplexnějších knih světové literatury 20. století – pro svou šíři, uspořádání, množství informací a odkazu°, humornou

Co je to tam vzadu na dvoře za kolo s chromovanými řídítky? - Georges Perec

Perecova novela Co je to tam vzadu na dvoře za kolo s chromovanými řídítky? (1966) vychází z oulipovské tradice 'potenciální literatury' a na první pohled se vyznačuje rozvernou hravostí, jazykovou komikou i formální vytříbeností. Čtenářovu pozornost neudržuje ani tak

W or The Memory of Childhood (Perec Georges)(Paperback / softback)

Written in alternating chapters, W or the Memory of Childhood, tells two parallel tales, in two parts. The other story is about two people called Gaspard Winckler: one an eight-year-old deaf-mute lost in a shipwreck, the other a man despatched to search for him, who discovers W, an island state

Thoughts of Sorts - Introduced by Margaret Drabble (Perec Georges)(Pevná vazba)

Perec was a leading exponent of French literary surrealism who found humour - and pathos - in the human need for classification. Thoughts of Sorts is itself unclassifiable, a unique collection of philosophical riffs on his obsession with lists, puzzles, catalogues, and taxonomies. Introduced by

Penguin Book of Oulipo - Queneau, Perec, Calvino and the Adventure of Form(Paperback / softback)

Věci - Georges Perec

Perecův knižní debut Věci (1965) je příběhem mladého páru, jehož vztah ke světu se uskutečňuje prostřednictvím vlastnění, spotřebou, nakupováním a pořizováním uměleckých předmětů, nábytku a pomůcek každodenního života. Jérôme a Sylvie se ocitají ve vleku touhy po

Touching The Void (Simpson Joe)(Paperback / softback)

Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian

Touching the Void (Greig David)(Paperback)

In 1928 a journalist asked George Mallory why he wanted to climb Everest. Mallory said, 'Because it's there' Joe Simpson's memoir Touching the Void, international bestseller and BAFTA-winning film, charts his struggle for survival on the perilous Siula Grande mountain in the Peruvian Andes aged

Temporal Void (Hamilton Peter F.)(Paperback / softback)

The Commonwealth is in turmoil, as a band of pilgrims set off on their pilgrimage to the Void - while an invasion fleet prepares to take advantage of the chaos. The Temporal Void is the second thrilling novel in the Void trilogy, set in the Commonwealth

Dreaming Void (Hamilton Peter F.)(Paperback / softback)

In the far future, a breakaway group of pilgrims seek the Void, a mysterious part of space - but it could prove their doom. The Dreaming Void is the first thrilling novel in the Void trilogy, set in the Commonwealth

Evolutionary Void (Hamilton Peter F.)(Paperback / softback)

As the Leaving Dream pilgrims speed towards the Void, they could find their long-awaited utopia - or cause the end of everything. The Evolutionary Void is the epic conclusion to the Void trilogy, set in the Commonwealth

Touching the Void: York Notes for GCSE (Grades A*-G) (Smith Racheal)(Paperback / softback)

Selected Poems: George Crabbe (Crabbe George)(Paperback / softback)

W aneb Vzpomínka z dětství - Georges Perec

Perecův román W aneb Vzpomínka z dětství (1975) kombinuje dva zdánlivě nesouvisející texty: autobiografické vyprávění o životě malého chlapce za nacistické okupace a popis fiktivního ostrova poblíž Ohňové země, ovládaného a řízeného všudypřítomnými zákony sportu

Pitards (Simenon Georges)(Paperback / softback)

EPIPHANEIA (Georges Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Betty (Simenon Georges)(Paperback / softback)

Pastoralia (Saunders George)(Paperback / softback)