The Penguin Book of Oulipo
Edited by Philip Terry
Penguin Classics, 2020
Softcover, 5 x 7.8 in.
592 pages
$21.00
WPA Note:
This book is part of our series on instruction-based practices in conjunction with Misha Ilin's residency at WPA in 2023.
Description:
Brought 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 with unusual constraints and literary tricks, from Jonathan Swift to Lewis Carroll. Philip Terry's playful selection will appeal to lovers of word games, puzzles and literary delights.
About the Author:
Philip Terry was born in Belfast and is a poet and translator.