Exercises in Style

by Barbara Wright, Raymond Queneau

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About this book

The plot of Exercises in Styleis simple: a man gets into an argument with another passenger on a bus. However, this anecdote is told 99 more times, each in a radically different style, as a sonnet, an opera, in slang, and with many more permutations. This virtuoso set of variations is a linguistic rust-remover, and a guide to literary forms.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780811207898
ISBN10	0811207897
Series/Work	OL1364376W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	New Directions
Pages	212
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

Composition and exercises Experimentelle Literatur Fiction Fiction, general Französisch French Experimental fiction French fiction French language French language materials French literature Humor, general Kürzestgeschichte Linguistics Literary form Literary style Littérature française Roman français Style, literary Technique Translations into English

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