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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication date February 1, 1981
Binding Hardcover
Edition 2
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780811208031
ISBN-10 0811208036
Dimensions 0.50 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight 0.65 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $12.95
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Summary
Queneau uses a variety of literary styles and forms in ninety-nine exercises which retell the same story about a minor brawl aboard a bus
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“A work of genius in a brilliant translation by Barbara Wright….Endlessly fascinating and very funny.” ―Philip Pullman

The plot of Exercises in Style is simple: a man gets into an argument with another passenger on a bus. However, this anecdote is told 99 more times, each in a radically different style, as a sonnet, an opera, in slang, and with many more permutations. This virtuoso set of variations is a linguistic rust-remover, and a guide to literary forms.

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2 edition from W W Norton & Co Inc (February 1, 1981)
9780811208031 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $12.95
About: Queneau uses a variety of literary styles and forms in ninety-nine exercises which retell the same story about a minor brawl aboard a bus
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2 edition from New Directions (February 1, 1981)
9780811207898 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Queneau uses a variety of literary styles and forms in ninety-nine exercises which retell the same story about a minor brawl aboard a bus

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