Esercizi di stile. Testo francese a fronte

Meta From what point of view should I review the book? Evidently: from all possible points of view. Snobbish Needless to say, I am reading the original French edition. I can hardly believe that his delicate linguistic irony would survive translation into English. Quelle horreur! Vulgar I laughed until I Leggi tutto

What story can be told about a brief bus ride and a button? This insignificant and infinitesimal event can be turned into a surreal vision: In the centre of the day, tossed among the shoal of travelling sardines in a coleopter with a big white carapace, a chicken with a long, feather-less neck suddenl Leggi tutto

Blurb (view spoiler) [“Exercises in Style” retells an apparently unremarkable tale ninety-nine times, employing a variety of styles, ranging from sonnet to cockney to mathematical formula. Too funny to be merely a pedantic thesis, this virtuoso set of themes and variations is a linguistic rust-remover, a guide to li (hide spoiler)] Leggi tutto

Basic I really loved this book! I read it once, and then again for a good measure. Neithering Neither hated nor liked. Neither a movie nor an audio recording. Neither read once nor thrice. Shakespearean I very much did love this booketh! i readeth t once apace and then again but soft sav'ring the deta Leggi tutto