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Perec, Georges, 1936-1982

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 19360307 - 19820303

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Alphabets, 1985

 Item
Identifier: CC-28646-29946
Scope and Contents

This is a book of poems out of the Oulipou school of poetry that based their writings on mathematical formulae. Each poem, presented in a conventional way, one to a page, is reprinted without spaces, to form a grid of 11 letters to the line x 11 lines. Dado illustrated the book with neo-expressionistic human figures. A deluxe edition of this book released in also wappeared in 80 numbered copies plus 21 hors commerce copies accompanied by an original print by Dado (1933-2010). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985