W consists of two parallel tales Perec s disturbing account of his wartime childhood is interspersed with the surreal tale of W., an island state based on the rules of sport. In the fictional narrative a man adopts the identity of one Gaspard Winckler. When he undertakes a journey in search of the real Winckler and his fate, he leads the reader into the descriptions of the island-state where citizens are forced to compete in athletic competitions for the basics of life. Intertwined with the fictional narrative are Perec s ...
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W consists of two parallel tales Perec s disturbing account of his wartime childhood is interspersed with the surreal tale of W., an island state based on the rules of sport. In the fictional narrative a man adopts the identity of one Gaspard Winckler. When he undertakes a journey in search of the real Winckler and his fate, he leads the reader into the descriptions of the island-state where citizens are forced to compete in athletic competitions for the basics of life. Intertwined with the fictional narrative are Perec s stories of his past his father s death in the French army, his mother s transportation to Auschwitz, his own upbringing with relatives and his attempts to pin down his true memories rather than memories created for him by language, by images, by others. Fiction and autobiography interweave throughout Perec s text until, in a final chapter, the two literary categories seem to merge together.
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Add this copy of W Or the Memory of Childhood to cart. $18.18, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2011 by Vintage Classics.
Add this copy of W or The Memory of Childhood to cart. $18.20, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2011 by Vintage Classics.
Add this copy of W. Or the Memory of Childhood to cart. $18.42, very good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1989 by The Harvill Press.
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Add this copy of W or The Memory of Childhood to cart. $21.87, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2011 by Vintage Classics.
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New. 2011. Paperback. Tells two parallel tales, in two parts-one is a story created in childhood and about childhood; and the other story is about two people called Gaspard Winckler: one an eight-year-old deaf-mute lost in a shipwreck, the other a man despatched to search for him, who discovers W, an island state based on the rules of sport. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of W. Or the Memory of Childhood to cart. $27.85, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by The Harvill Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 9780002711166.
