Species of Spaces and Other Pieces

Synopsis

“one of the most significant literary personalities in the world. ”—italo calvino georges perec, author of the highly acclaimed life: a user’s manual, was only forty-six when he died in 1982. Despite a tragic childhood, during which his mother was deported to auschwitz, perec produced some of the most entertaining essays of the age. His literary output was deliberately varied in form and style and this generous selection of perec’s non-fictional work, the first to appear in english, demonstrates his characteristic lightness of touch, wry humor, and accessibility.