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On a crowded bus at midday, the narrator observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. When a seat is vacated, the first man takes it. Later, in another part of town, the man is spotted again, while being advised by a friend to have another button sewn onto his overcoat. Exercises in Style retells this apparently unremarkable tale ninety-nine times, employing a variety of styles, ranging from sonnet to cockney to mathematical formula. Too funny to be merely a pedantic thesis, this virtuoso set of themes and variations is a linguistic rustremover, a guide to literary forms and a demonstration of imagery and inventiveness.
| ISBN: | 9781847492418 |
| Publication date: | 4th September 2013 |
| Author: | Raymond Queneau |
| Illustrator: | Stefan Themerson |
| Publisher: | Alma Classics an imprint of Alma Books COMMIS |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Fiction in translation Humorous Fiction |
Only UK edition in print
On a crowded bus at midday, the narrator observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. When a seat is vacated, the first man takes it. Later, in another part of town, the man is spotted again, while being advised by a friend to have another button sewn onto his overcoat. Exercises in Style retells this apparently unremarkable tale ninety-nine times, employing a variety of styles, ranging from sonnet to cockney to mathematical formula. Too funny to be merely a pedantic thesis, this virtuoso set of themes and variations is a linguistic rustremover, a guide to literary forms and a demonstration of imagery and inventiveness.
Exercises in Style features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Fiction in translation, Humorous Fiction
Exercises in Style is available in Ebook, Paperback
Exercises in Style was written by Raymond Queneau and published by Alma Classics an imprint of Alma Books COMMIS
Exercises in Style has 160 pages
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