Exercises in Style: Queneau’s Narrative Variations

Exercises in Style" by Raymond Queneau is a unique collection of 99 short stories, each narrating the same event in strikingly different stylistic forms. The work explores the infinite possibilities of language through variations that include wordplay, rhetorical figures, imitations of technical jargon, and literary genres. Considered a literary manifesto on expressive versatility, the book combines humor and formal rigor to demonstrate the power of writing. Translated into Italian by Umberto Eco, the text stands as both an exercise in style and a reflection on the nature of storytelling

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