false 319790 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 319790 21 310551 1947 Exercises in Style total:481|5:184|4:190|3:87|2:16|1:4| 481 1977 779 52 15957 3.98 1660 197 225207 4.06 425 51 44610023 1713956 957691 2070373630 9782070373635 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179800479m/957691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179800479s/957691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/957691.Exercices_de_style 4.03 40 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 5 11 false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 00:15:47 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 07:40:05 -0800 2009 Meta

From what point of view should I review the book? Evidently: from all possible points of view.

Snobbish

Needless to say, I am reading the original French edition. I can hardly believe that his delicate linguistic irony would survive translation into English. Que...more...]]> 61514073 1217986 6578150 9023400496 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246297277m/6578150.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246297277s/6578150.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6578150-stijloefeningen 4.00 1 1947 4 2 false Wed Jul 01 10:38:03 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 10:41:29 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 10:38:03 -0700 2009 Waiting for Bob
TRAGICOMEDY IN TWO ACTS

LID
BUSHUTCH
wear wooden clogs
DJ ROOFPIGEON

ACT ONE

A garden shed. There’s light inside. A tree on the right. A bench in front of the shed.

Evening

Lid and Bushutch are on the bench....more...]]> 11042715 294729 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.12 387 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 3 1 false Wed Dec 26 13:52:35 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 13:53:02 -0800 2007
Really. That's the book.

Let's for the moment leave a...more...]]> 1095686 60698 28368 0714542385 9780714542386 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167946362m/28368.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167946362s/28368.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28368.Exercises_In_Style 4.04 28 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 4 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon May 07 23:43:13 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 18 14:16:51 -0800 2007 more...]]> 8406919 573509 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 4 1 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Mon Oct 29 17:01:34 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 26 15:39:04 -0800 2007 more...]]> 7295112 400778 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 3 1 false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Oct 05 02:17:49 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 02:18:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 71134544 159477 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 5 0 false Sun Sep 13 21:23:47 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 09:17:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 34688282 623295 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 5 1 false Mon Oct 06 17:22:07 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 22 10:15:43 -0800 2009 3797999 219310 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 5 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Mon Jul 30 11:17:19 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 11:17:19 -0700 2007 36008011 1196990 957691 2070373630 9782070373635 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179800479m/957691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179800479s/957691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/957691.Exercices_de_style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 3 0 false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 23 04:26:45 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 04 11:50:34 -0800 2008
Quatrième de couverture:

Le narrateur rencontre, dans un autobus, un jeune homme au long cou, coiffé d'un chapeau orné d'une tresse au lieu de ruban. Le jeune homme échange quelques mots assez vifs avec un autre voyageur, puis va s'asseoir à une place ...more...]]> 30962648 1425694 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 3 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 22 22:31:48 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 13 00:43:05 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 2933685 183865 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 3 0 false Wed Jul 11 04:07:47 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 07:39:44 -0700 2007
Excercises in Style is one of the funniest and maybe greatest experiment in modern literature. Five words are enough to make t...more...]]> 48319838 835860 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 4 0 false Thu Mar 05 09:28:14 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 09:34:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73473096 1804239 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 5 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 21:01:26 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 20:30:35 -0700 2009 1 I Remember--or not-...more...]]> 56257231 2324330 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 4 0 false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 00:05:18 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 00:06:45 -0700 2009 62967404 2313870 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 3 0 false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 16:37:07 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 16:50:09 -0700 2009
Matt Madden's more recent exercises in graphic-novel form are much more illuminating and interesting from what I've seen. http://www.exercisesinstyle.com/...more...]]> 35108635 447446 28368 0714542385 9780714542386 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167946362m/28368.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167946362s/28368.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28368.Exercises_In_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 4 0 false Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 09:18:35 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 19:02:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 59663848 173167 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 5 0 false Sun Jun 14 17:52:53 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 17:53:55 -0700 2009 80337877 2226845 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 5 0 false Tue Dec 08 15:20:25 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 15:20:53 -0800 2009 38614538 1453364 319790 0811207897 9780811207898 42 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019m/319790.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897019s/319790.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319790.Exercises_in_Style 4.11 481 Exercises in Style, this determinedly pointless scenario unfolds 99 times in twice as many pages. Originally published in 1947 (in French), these terse variations on a theme are a wry lesson in creativity. The story is told as an official letter, as a blurb for a novel, as a sonnet, and in "Opera English." It's told onomatopoetically, philosophically, telegraphically, and mathematically. The result, as translator Barbara Wright writes in her introduction, is "a profound exploration into the possibilities of language." I'd say it's a refresher course of sorts, but it's more like a graduate seminar. After all, how many of us are familiar with terms such as litote, alexandrine, apheresis, and epenthesis in the first place?]]> 1947 0 0 false Tue Nov 25 08:19:43 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 08:20:05 -0800 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=319790