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Amerlocks & Queneau (fwd)
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EDITOR'S NOTE. There is a bit on VN and Queneau in Jane Grayson's recent
"Nabokov and Perec" in CYCNOS, v. 12, n. 2 (1995) and in Paul Braffort's
"Nabokov oulipien" in EUROPE, no. 791 (1995).
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From: J. A. Rea <JAREA@UKCC.uky.edu>
R D Alpert, in response to my post on this subject and Q's _Zazie_
has kindly pointed out that, "In his interviews Nabokov says Queneau's
_Exercise de style_ is one of the most enthralling works in Literature
--and expresses great fondness for Zazie."
I'd have to add that Zazie is one of my favorite prepubescents, after...
But I'd like to put a third side to this square, with VN and Q (hmm!)
providing the first two. I have always suspected that the germ of
Queneau's _Exercises de style_ can be found (at lesser length) in
Dodgson's (aka Lewis Carroll) "Photography Extraordinary". Those
who have admired Queneau's E de S should look at that poem in Dodgson's
Complete Works (or similar) to appreciate what I mean. (Q's E de S
have been "translated" into English, for those who have the need!)
Then I'd wonder about Q's (!) knowledge of Dodgson -- although I can't
imagine a Joyce aficionado would not be familiar with D. Then we only
would need to connect the final dot with the first to be four square.
Enjoy!
John
"Nabokov and Perec" in CYCNOS, v. 12, n. 2 (1995) and in Paul Braffort's
"Nabokov oulipien" in EUROPE, no. 791 (1995).
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From: J. A. Rea <JAREA@UKCC.uky.edu>
R D Alpert, in response to my post on this subject and Q's _Zazie_
has kindly pointed out that, "In his interviews Nabokov says Queneau's
_Exercise de style_ is one of the most enthralling works in Literature
--and expresses great fondness for Zazie."
I'd have to add that Zazie is one of my favorite prepubescents, after...
But I'd like to put a third side to this square, with VN and Q (hmm!)
providing the first two. I have always suspected that the germ of
Queneau's _Exercises de style_ can be found (at lesser length) in
Dodgson's (aka Lewis Carroll) "Photography Extraordinary". Those
who have admired Queneau's E de S should look at that poem in Dodgson's
Complete Works (or similar) to appreciate what I mean. (Q's E de S
have been "translated" into English, for those who have the need!)
Then I'd wonder about Q's (!) knowledge of Dodgson -- although I can't
imagine a Joyce aficionado would not be familiar with D. Then we only
would need to connect the final dot with the first to be four square.
Enjoy!
John