About this title: A difficult-to-classify work in which a trivial incident on a bus is described in 99 different styles, reflecting Queneau's idea that literature can come from the most banal and insignificant plot.
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Edition: 2nd printing.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780811207898ISBN:0811207897
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Tight and clean. A little yellowing on the edges. Text in English, French. 197 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corpor
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780811207898ISBN:0811207897
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New Directions
Date Published: 1981-02-01
ISBN-13:9780811207898ISBN:0811207897
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780811207898. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Calder Publications Ltd
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780714537504ISBN:0714537500
Description: Good. Cover type-This book is a hardcover copy. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ONEWORLD CLASSICS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781847490735ISBN:1847490735
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 200 pages. On a crowded bus at midday, the author observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. when a seat is vacated, the first man appropriates it. in another part of town, the author sees the man being advised by a friend to sew another button on his overcoat. this book retells this tale ni*n*e*t*y-nine times in 99 different styles. (Paperback) read more
Description: Translated by Barbara Wright. (NY): New Directions, (1981). First edition. A review copy of the paperback edition. Softcover. Near fine. A few words on the review flyer in an unknown hand. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: John Calder
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780714537931ISBN:0714537934
Description: Good. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall; Humourous regailing of tails concerning places to exercises as you go about your day-to-day life, 197 pages. Post Typically 1-2 days UK, 2-7 days Worldwide. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. Calder: [Distributed by Calder and Boyars], London
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780714537504ISBN:0714537500
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Text in English, French. 197p. : ill., music; 21 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Music. This translation originally published: London: Gaberbocchus, 1958. -Translation of: 'Execices de style'. Paris: Gallimard, 1947. Hardcover in dust jacket, Near Fine/Near Fine Condition, 197 pages, Original price of $12.95, (L2). read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New Directions
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780811207898ISBN:0811207897
Description: Very Good. Cover has edge wear, creases, minor scratches, small bent/rubbed cover/page corners, rubbed spine. Minor dirt on edge. No writing in text. Very good. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oneworld Classics Ltd
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781847490735ISBN:1847490735
Description: New. On a crowded bus at midday, the author observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. When a seat is vacated, the first man appropriates it. In another part of town, the author sees the man being advised by a friend to sew another but... read more
"Queneau retells the same brief, unremarkable, quotidian incident 99 times using different styles and methods. Amazingly, the result is far from boring. Highly recommended for semioticians, word lovers, and writers in need of some playful inspiration. Coupled with Joe Brainard's I Remember--or not--this book would make an excellent gift for any writer."
"raymond queneau is a genius. however, this book is really 99 accounts of a two page story. it's interesting, but i wouldn't bother unless you've been as taken aback by queneau as i have been or if you are a high school english teacher looking for new and innovative ways of teaching... english"
"queneau rewrites the same banal scenario (involving a bus ride, a silly hat, a meaningless quarrel and a coat button) 99 times in 99 different modes. it's ridiculous but also fascinating and oddly fun. but why stop at 99? I would like to see this scenario as a villanelle, a melodrama, a dumbshow, in imagist verse, and as a prolonged, euphuistic 100+ page digression--for starters."
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