Edouard Leve - (French Literature) (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Originally published in French as Oeuvres by P.O.L diteur, Paris, 2002."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"A book describes works conceived of but not realized by its author." Like "Suicide" and "Autoportrait," "Works" is another of Eduoard Lev?'s bewitching reconceptions of what the novel can (or should) do. A list of 533 projects, beginning with its own description--both likely and unlikely, sober and ridiculous; some of which Lev? later realized, most of which he did not--"Works" ranks with the fiction of Georges Perec for its seemingly limitless, ingenious, and comical inventiveness. A lampoon of conceptual art--if not, indeed, an exemplar of its charms at their best--"Works" is another piece in the puzzle of Lev?'s brief and fascinating life.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><P>"Works" is a spectacle of pure form, a playful pageant of invention in service of nothing much more than itself. It's art made out of nonexistent art for art's sake.--Mark O'Connell"Slate" (01/01/0001)<br><br><P>An original and surprisingly funny book.--Kevin Gildea"The Irish Times" (01/01/0001)<br><br><P>A thought-provoking book of ideas for artworks that is full of unexpected moments of laughter, reveries and delight.--Nicholas Lezard"The Guardian" (01/01/0001)<br><br><P> "Works" is a spectacle of pure form, a playful pageant of invention in service of nothing much more than itself. It's art made out of nonexistent art for art's sake.--Mark O'Connell"Slate" (01/01/0001)<br><br><P>A delight to read.--Nicholas Lezard"The Guardian" (01/01/0001)<br><br><P>A slim volume of big ideas.... A book charged with wit and wonder, seeded with the prospect of future masterpieces.--Jim Ruland"Los Angeles Times" (01/01/0001)<br><br><P>[A] mixture of thoughtfulness and self-regard, honest interrogation and mere posing... the kind of writing that got us reading in the first place.--Zadie Smith<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><P>Edouard Lev? was born on January 1, 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. A writer, photographer, and visual artist, Lev? was the author of four books of writing--"Works," "Journal," "Autoportrait," and "Suicide"--and three books of photographs. "Suicide," published in 2008, was his final book.
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