User:Thijshijsijsjss/Gossamery/Exercises in Style

• Brought to my attention on 2024-06-26
• Read it here on the wiki
• By Raymond Queneau, translated by Barbara Wright

This text by Raymond Quenaeu presents a short story, a 'banal' and 'ordinary' account of a bus accident, in 99 different ways. Translator Barbara Wright writes that Exercises is 'a profound exploration into the possibilities of language. It is an experimetn in the philosophy of language.'

It was mentioned by Steve in the final methods class. It piqued my interest, as I've been reading Oulipo material lately. Moreover, it bears striking similarity in concept to 99 Variations on a Proof. What a surprising connective tissue.