Brief Notes on the Art and Manner of Arranging One's Books

Informationen zum Autor One of the most important post-war French novelists, Georges Perec was only 42 when he died in 1982. He is the author of LIFE, A USER'S MANUAL. THE WINTER JOURNEY has been published as a Penguin Syren. Klappentext A slim volume featuring Georges Perec's writings on the simple task of arranging books and what it can reveal about life One of the most singular and extravagant imaginations of the twentieth century, the novelist and essayist Georges Perec was a true original who delighted in wordplay, puzzles, taxonomies and seeing the extraordinary in the everyday. In these virtuoso writings about books and language, he discusses different ways of reading, a list of the things he really must do before he dies and the power of words to overcome the chaos of the world. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives-and upended them. Now Penguin brings you a new set of the acclaimed Great Ideas, a curated library of selections from the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Zusammenfassung A slim volume featuring Georges Perec's writings on the simple task of arranging books and what it can reveal about life One of the most singular and extravagant imaginations of the twentieth century, the novelist and essayist Georges Perec was a true original who delighted in wordplay, puzzles, taxonomies and seeing the extraordinary in the everyday. In these virtuoso writings about books and language, he discusses different ways of reading, a list of the things he really must do before he dies and the power of words to overcome the chaos of the world. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives--and upended them. Now Penguin brings you a new set of the acclaimed Great Ideas, a curated library of selections from the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are....

Product details

• Authors: Georges Perec, Perec Georges, John Sturrock
• Assisted by: John Sturrock (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.09.2020
• EAN: 9780241475218
• ISBN: 978-0-241-47521-8
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 181 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Great Ideas; Penguin Press Great Ideas; Great Ideas
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism, Library, archive and information management, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Library, Archive & Information Management