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Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 28335 5 988259 book 1989 53 Days (Verba Mundi) total:25|5:8|4:5|3:9|2:2|1:1| 25 92 44 0 15923 4.12 1489 182 81772561 3060983 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.62 24
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 0 0 false Tue Dec 22 11:45:08 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 22 11:45:08 -0800 2009 79192115 2456419 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 0 0 false Sat Nov 28 07:26:42 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 07:26:42 -0800 2009 76366600 34596 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 3 0 false Sun Nov 01 07:41:38 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 07:41:47 -0800 2009 75660069 2173167 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 0 0 false Sun Oct 25 06:55:48 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 06:55:48 -0700 2009 71360165 1492096 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 0 0 false Tue Sep 15 19:06:56 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 19:06:56 -0700 2009 70503258 1633799 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 5 0 false Tue Sep 08 13:51:21 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 13:51:21 -0700 2009 67686027 2378551 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 0 0 false Sun Aug 16 20:47:57 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 20:47:57 -0700 2009 58515790 2361140 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 5 0 false Fri Jun 05 03:42:51 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 03:42:51 -0700 2009 58392418 1192927 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 0 0 false Thu Jun 04 04:11:10 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 04:11:10 -0700 2009 57583008 2361096 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 0 0 false Wed May 27 22:36:36 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 22:36:36 -0700 2009 55736201 2297037 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 4 0 false Mon May 11 18:38:37 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 18:38:37 -0700 2009 50430847 2161596 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 0 0 false Wed Mar 25 13:25:27 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 13:25:27 -0700 2009 46811676 1353313 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 0 0 false Wed Feb 18 18:06:56 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 18:06:56 -0800 2009 45445612 715727 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 3 0 false Thu Feb 05 06:30:46 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 06:30:46 -0800 2009 44482642 920525 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 3 0 false Mon Jan 26 22:15:08 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 22:15:08 -0800 2009 43639578 1061533 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 4 0 false Mon Jan 19 17:46:04 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 17:46:04 -0800 2009 41029325 1835902 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 5 0 false Sat Dec 27 14:37:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 14:37:00 -0800 2008 40824756 1829121 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 3 0 false Wed Dec 24 07:48:44 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 07:48:44 -0800 2008 34679183 350603 1002769 2070387836 9782070387830 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180135498m/1002769.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180135498s/1002769.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1002769.53_jours 5.00 1
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 5 0 false Mon Oct 06 15:04:48 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 15:04:48 -0700 2008 32471908 1512545 28335 1567920888 9781567920888 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925m/28335.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167945925s/28335.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28335.53_Days 3.68 25
Absorbing, allusive, and joyously playful, "53 Days" is the ultimate detective story. The narrator, a teacher in a tropical French colony, is trying to track down the famous crime-writer Robert Serval, who has mysteriously disappeared. Serval has left behind the manuscript of his last, unfinished novel, which may contain clues to his fate. From this beginning, Perec lures the reader into a labyrinth of mirror-stories whose solutions can only be glimpsed before they in turn recede around the corner.

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Perec's "53 Days" is a supremely satisfying, engrossing, and truly original mystery. Like his previous work, it is also "a kaleidoscope of ingenious juxtapositions" (Le Monde) from one of the century's most inventive and important writers. As Harry Mathews has commented, "If death had not prevented Georges Perec from completing this book, we would today be reading a masterpiece, one in the mold of Nabokov's Pale Fire."]]> 1989 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Tue Sep 09 16:15:37 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 16:15:51 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=28335