DJVU The Winter Journey by Georges Perec txt online reading

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a few years before his death in 1982, french novelist and notable oulipian georges perec published le voyage dhiver, a short story wherein a literature teacher discovers a slim book that may well rewrite the entire course of french literary history: hugo verniers the winter journey. whereupon first glance verniers work appears to borrow quite liberally from the likes of lautrГ©amont, verlaine, mallarmГ©, rimbaud, and a host of others, it is, in fact, they that appropriated vernier - as his book was copyrighted before the aforementioneds ever saw print. with seemingly no extant copies remaining, however, the mystery of this enigmatic author and his highly influential work would perhaps remain unsolved forever.borgesian in nature, perecs inventive short story stood simply as a minor example of his many creative talents... until 1992 when fellow oulipian jacques roubaud opted to compose le voyage dhier (yesterdays journey) - a sequel to the original perecian tale. published in the 53rd installment of the oulipos bibliothГЁque oulipienne - slim, privately printed editions intended mostly for other group members - roubauds follow-up was the first of many sequels (derivations, deviations, and other thematically-relevant asides) to be written by other oulipians over the past two decades (also published in standalone volumes of the b.o.).winter journeys collects perecs original story, as well as the (so far) 20 sequels - from roubauds through 2013s le voyage obscur (the obscure journey), written by daniel levin becker (the oulipos newest member and author of many subtle channels: in praise of potential literature - an account of the origins and stylings of all things oulipo). assembled together, these works compose a hyper-novel of sorts, where each entry more fully rounds out the narrative (with all of the constraints, tangents, and inside jokes one would expect). oulipians lightheartedly criticize one another in subsequent stories, undermining the previous entries premises and details. its all great oulipo fun. if youre already a devotee to constrained writing and potential literature, winter journeys is a veritable feast. a hyper-novel, while certainly not perecs original intention, is both delectable and charming - especially one that features the ideas of anticipatory plagiarism and literary provenance as its subjects.*translations from the french by ian monk, harry mathews, and john sturrock
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