In this ingenious book Perec creates an entire microcosm in a Paris apartment block. Serge Valene wants to make an elaborate painting of the building he has made his home for the last sixty years. As he plans his picture, he contemplates the lives of all the people he has ever known there. Chapter by chapter, the narrative moves around the building revealing a marvellously diverse cast of characters in a series of every more unlikely tales, which range from an avenging murderer to an eccentric English millionaire who has ...
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In this ingenious book Perec creates an entire microcosm in a Paris apartment block. Serge Valene wants to make an elaborate painting of the building he has made his home for the last sixty years. As he plans his picture, he contemplates the lives of all the people he has ever known there. Chapter by chapter, the narrative moves around the building revealing a marvellously diverse cast of characters in a series of every more unlikely tales, which range from an avenging murderer to an eccentric English millionaire who has devised the ultimate pastime...
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Add this copy of Life: a User's Manual (English and French Edition) to cart. $13.01, good condition, Sold by Orion Tech rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Arlington, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by David R Godine Pub.
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Good. Translation copy, 1987. Binding is unblemished, text block is clean, boards straight, without highlights or markings. Rubbing/chipping to dust wrapper edges. Slight moisture damage. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
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Fair. Size: 9x6x1; 1987 Godine Press hard cover-1st edition 1st printing-some wear to dust jacket (now in mylar cover) some staining on cover closed page edge and at end papers-price clipped-otherwise binding strong contents clean-enjoy.
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