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      Oulipo Compendium

      by Harry Mathews
      Published
      Nov 1998
      Main Genre
      Literary Literary
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      336
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      Anthology of prose, poetry and literary critcism. "OULIPO COMPENDIUM is a late 20th-century kabala, a labyrinth of literary secrets that will lure the uninitiated into rethinking everything they know about books and writing. The editors have done an astounding job putting together this nutty, one-of-a-kind book. It is the definitive encyclopedia of contemporary word-magic" -- Paul Auster. "Oulipo was--is--a seedbed, a grimace, a carnival. This is an indispensable book for everyone who cares about literature"--Susan Sontag. The OULIPO COMPENDIUM abounds in material for writers, teachers and scholars; it also offers a cornucopia of entertainment for curious readers. "Oulipans: rats who build the labyrinth from which they plan to escape" -- Raymond Queneau.

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      General Fiction

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      Literary

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      First Edition Nov 1998 Atlas Press ISBN13 9780947757960 ISBN10 0947757961
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      Dec 2005 Make Now Press ISBN13 9780974355436 ISBN10 0974355437
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