Mathematics:
Will be published approx. on 26. April 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-1-56478-683-8 (ISBN)
Description
Longtime Oulipo member Jacques Roubaud's homage to one of the great passions of his life: mathematics...
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Language
English
Place of publication
Normal, IL
United States
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
436 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56478-683-8 (9781564786838)
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Jacques Roubaud, born in 1932, has been a professor of mathematics at the University of Paris X Nanterre. He is one of the most accomplished members of the Oulipo, the workshop for experimental literature founded by Raymond Queneau and Francois Le Lionnais. He is the author of numerous books of prose, theatre and poetry. Herve Le Tellier has been a member of the Oulipo since 1992. His books include a collection of unusual poetry, Les Opossums celebres (The Famous Opossums), novels: Je m'attache tres facilement (I Easily Become Attached to People), which was awarded the Prix du Roman d'amour, Assez parle d'amour (Enough Said About Love) and the stories The Sextine Chapel.