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by Georges Perec

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Does anyone know where to get it in ebook format, in English?

Lysergius Hard to say since it lacks any "e"s!…moreHard to say since it lacks any "e"s!(less)

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Hasn't this concept of not using "e" already been done by Ernest Vincent Wright with "Gadspy"?

Saharvetes - Ernest Vincent Wright published Gadsby in 1939.

- Inspired by this English novel, Georges Perec wrote *La Disparition* in French in 1969: it even co…more- Ernest Vincent Wright published Gadsby in 1939.

- Inspired by this English novel, Georges Perec wrote *La Disparition* in French in 1969: it even contains a character named "Lord Gadsby V. Wright" and a quotation from Gadsby.

- Gilbert Adair **translated** *La Disparition* from French into English (as *A Void*) in 1995. My opinion is that a translation with this constraint is even more impressive than an original work, because in original writing when the constraint gets difficult you can always simply choose to write about something else — so with translation there's a double constraint.(less)

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Does anyone have any idea of the significance of the Introduction section? It doesn't seem to bear any relevance to the rest of the story. Is it supposed to symbolise something I'm missing, or is it just Perec having fun?

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does anyone own the book and would like to sell it? I can't find the french edition anywhere.

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