Three by Perec: Which Moped with Chrome-Plated Handlebars at the Back of the Yard?

By Georges Perec

Three works of short fiction by Georges Perec. "One of the most singular literary personalities in the world."--Italo Calvino

Georges Perec's mastery of absurdist fiction are on full display in this collection. As Richard Eder in The Los Angeles Times wrote, "Perec's artistry has achieved a perfect balance between allure and imponderability."

The novella The Exeter Text contains all those e's that were omitted from his novel, A Void (Perec hated waste) and no other vowel. In Which Moped with Chrome-Plated Handlebars at the Back of the Yard? we meet Sergeant Henri Pollak and his vehicle that carries him between Vincennes and Montparnasse. A Gallery Portrait is about a portrait, called "A Gallery Portrait," of the Pittsburgh beer baron Hermann Raffke sitting in front of his portrait which depicts Raffke sitting in front of his portrait.

Mind-bending short fiction from a 20th century master.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567922546
• ISBN13: 9781567922547
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Verba Mundi
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"