Many Subtle Channels In Praise of Potential Literature |
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| Author:
| Levin Becker, Daniel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-06962-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2012 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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The youngest member of the Paris-based experimental collective Oulipo, Levin Becker tells the story of one of literature's quirkiest movements--and the personal quest that led him to seek out like-minded writers, artists, and scientists who are obsessed with language and games, and who embrace formal constraints to achieve literature's potential.
The youngest member of the Paris-based experimental collective Oulipo, Levin Becker tells the story of one of literature's quirkiest movements--and the personal quest that led him to seek out like-minded writers, artists, and scientists who are obsessed with language and games, and who embrace formal constraints to achieve literature's potential.