The Penguin Book of Oulipo
by Philip TerryEstimated delivery 4-14 business days
Format Paperback
Condition Brand New
Description A celebration of one of the most curious and playful literary groups of the twentieth centuryBrought together for the first time, here are 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 and even recipes. Alongside these famous Oulipians, are 'anticipatory' wordsmiths who crafted language via unusual constraints and literary tricks, from Jonathan Swift to Lewis Terry's playful selection will appeal to lovers of word games, puzzles and literary delights.

