Oulipo. Originally founded by author
Raymond Queneau and mathematical historian François Le Lionnais, this group (literally the Workshop for Potential Literature-
Ouvroir de
Littérature
Potentielle,) sought to create and incorporate
restrictive techniques and methods into their writing. The circle has since expanded, welcoming those
outside of France and
beyond literary genius. Oulipo and its effects upon the literary world
still exist today.
Some products of this group's
eccentricity are a novel
lacking the letter "e" (in both original French and its English translation) (by
Georges Perec, who also needs a direct link here), a novel both
self-referential and circular, and 100,000,000,000,000 sonnets made from
interchangeable lines.
posted by hopeless romantique
on Dec 21, 2004 -
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