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Written in alternating chapters, W or the Memory of Childhood, tells two parallel tales, in two parts. The other story is about two people called Gaspard Winckler: one an eight-year-old deaf-mute lost in a shipwreck, the other a man despatched to search for him, who discovers W, an island state based on the rules of sport.
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W or The Memory of Childhood, Georges Perec
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- Released
- 2011
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Georges Perec
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN10
- 0099552353
- ISBN13
- 9780099552352
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, True Stories, Biographies, Science Fiction, Classics, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Wars, France, 20th century, French Literature, Dystopia, Narration, Post-War Era
- First published
- 1975
- Original title
- W ou le Souvenir d'enfance
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- Written in alternating chapters, W or the Memory of Childhood, tells two parallel tales, in two parts. The other story is about two people called Gaspard Winckler: one an eight-year-old deaf-mute lost in a shipwreck, the other a man despatched to search for him, who discovers W, an island state based on the rules of sport.