{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-oulipo-9780241378458","title":"The Penguin Book of Oulipo","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Lovers of word games and literary puzzles will relish this indispensable anthology'' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''At times, you simply have to stand back in amazement'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An exhilarating feat, it takes its place as the definitive anthology in English for decades to come'' Marina Warner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrought 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing 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 with unusual constraints and literary tricks, from Jonathan Swift to Lewis Carroll. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Terry''s playful selection will appeal to lovers of word g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA superb selection ...\u003cb\u003e Lovers of word games and literary puzzles will relish this indispensable anthology \u003c\/b\u003ecelebrating Perec, Calvino and many others ... Terry's anthology connects us to a wider world of Oulipian wordplay, and beyond. -- Tony White * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is real gold in Terry's selection\u003c\/b\u003e ... the perfect illustration of the Oulipian balancing act of producing writing that is both wry and moving at the same time. -- Dennis Duncan * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt times, you simply have to stand back in amazement \u003c\/b\u003e... Philip Terry - himself a fine formalist poet and a distinguished translator of Oulipo - has put together as good a tasting menu as any. The 100 examples of Oulipian and relatedly formalist work here maintain an almost uniform virtuosic ingenuity, and reward reading, even en masse. -- Tim Smith-Laing * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagnificent\u003c\/b\u003e ... Terry's introduction pays witty homage to Oulipians' obsession with order, for it offers an A-Z guide to the movement's major writers and formulae. -- Mark Ford * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Terry's collection is packed with fabulous, wide-ranging work thatdisplays the full ingenuity, brio and originality of Oulipian ideals in action. An exhilarating feat of in-depth reading, and translating, \u003cb\u003eit takes its place as the definitive anthology in English for decades to come.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e -- Marina Warner\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Terry's rich anthology of Oulipo writings from Rabelais to Perec [is] a salutary reminder that laughter and linguistic dexterity are as much part of what it means to be human as violence and greed. -- Gabriel Josipovici * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful anthology. -- Michèle Métail\u003cbr\u003eIndispensible, informative and playful ... no two pages are alike, and every page is quite unlike anything else you've ever read. -- Andy Brown * Stride Magazine *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733080682839,"sku":"9780241378458","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241378458.jpg?v=1719999336","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-oulipo-9780241378458","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}