No. 111 2.7.93-10.20.96
  • fiction / literature
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • glue bound
  • black-and-white
  • 20.2 x 14 cm.
  • 606 pp.
  • edition size 1000
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 0935724877

No. 111 2.7.93-10.20.96

Kenneth Goldsmith

No. 111 2.7.93-10.20.96

description

"In Kenneth Goldsmith's 'useless encyclopedic reference book,' 'Oulipo' brilliantly meets the Millenium. The text adheres strictly to its chosen rules: all the phrases collected between February 7, 1993 and October 20, 1996 end in sounds related to the sound 'R' and they are organized alphabetically by syllable-count beginning with one syllable entries for Chapter 1 ('A, a, aar, aas, aer, agh, ah, air...') and ending with a 7,228 syllable tour de force of astonishing proportions. But, in the spirit of George Perec and Jacques Roubaud, Goldsmith uses these 'rules' to expose the reader/listener/viewer to the marvels and vagaries of language in the late twentieth century. What we talk about, how we look at things, how we actually communicate - Goldsmith's eye and ear for contemporary 'argot' is near perfect." -- Marjorie Perloff, from publication's verso cover.

Great Barrington, MA: The Figures,
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Condition:  Very Good. Light overall soiling and fingerprint marks on covers. 1.5 cm. ghost of an erased price on endpaper, contents otherwise clean and unmarked. Due to large size and weight of this publication additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.
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