Three by Perec: Which Moped with Chrome-Plated Handlebars at the Back of the Yard? (Verba Mundi (Paperback))

by Georges Perec

Ian Monk (Translator), Professor of French Studies David Bellos (Introduction), and David Bellos (Introduction)

Three works of short fiction by Georges Perec. "One of the most singular literary personalities in the world."--Italo Calvino

Georges Perec's mastery of absurdist fiction are on full display in this collection. As Richard Eder in The Los Angeles Times wrote, "Perec's artistry has achieved a perfect balance between allure and imponderability."

The novella The Exeter Text contains all those e's that were omitted from his novel, A Void (Perec hated waste) and no other vowel. In Which Moped with Chrome-Plated Handlebars at the Back of the Yard? we meet Sergeant Henri Pollak and his vehicle that carries him between Vincennes and Montparnasse. A Gallery Portrait is about a portrait, called "A Gallery Portrait," of the Pittsburgh beer baron Hermann Raffke sitting in front of his portrait which depicts Raffke sitting in front of his portrait.

Mind-bending short fiction from a 20th century master.

• ISBN13: 9781567922547
• Publish Date: 13 August 2004
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: David R. Godine Publisher Inc
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 187
• Language: English