Exercises in Style

What is the author's style in Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau?

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As a collection, there is the sense that the exercises are presented in a fairly random fashion. There are a few stylistic groupings (the collection of sense-defined styles in Part 8, the various "Permutations" in Part 9) but for the most part, there does not appear to be a systematic organization to the order in which the exercises appear. This functions on two levels—as a reinforcement of the sense of playfulness that seems to underline the author's exploration of language usage, and as a reinforcement of the sense of randomness that underlines the events of the narrative.

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Exercises in Style