Raymond Queneau Summary

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Biographies (3)

7,261 words, approx. 25 pages
Raymond Queneau has been celebrated as one of the most amusing and versatile French writers of the twentieth century. He was a poet, novelist, critic, editor, playwright, filmmaker, philosopher, mathe... Read more
5,247 words, approx. 18 pages
Raymond Queneau's work is difficult to classify. Set to music by the Frères Jacques, his Exercices de style (1947; translated as Exercises in Style, 1958) earned him a reputation as something ... Read more
839 words, approx. 3 pages
Raymond Queneau was a poet and writer whose intense interest in mathematics flavored many of his works. He cofounded an artistic group called Ouvroir de litterature potentielle (Oulipo--Workshop of Po... Read more