Exercises in Style
1947 book by Raymond Queneau / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Exercises in Style (French: Exercices de style), written by Raymond Queneau, is a collection of 99 retellings of the same story, each in a different style. In each, the narrator gets on the "S" bus (now no. 84), witnesses an altercation between a man (a zazou) with a long neck and funny hat and another passenger, and then sees the same person two hours later at the Gare St-Lazare getting advice on adding a button to his overcoat. The literary variations recall the famous 33rd chapter of the 1512 rhetorical guide by Desiderius Erasmus, Copia: Foundations of the Abundant Style.
Quick Facts Author, Original title ...
Author | Raymond Queneau |
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Original title | Exercices de style |
Translator | Barbara Wright (English) |
Illustrator | Mario Prassinos |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Genre | Constrained writing, Fiction |
Publisher | Gallimard |
Publication date | 1947 |
Published in English | 1958 |
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