1969 als Resultat einer Wette entstanden, taucht in Perecs wohl außergewöhnlichstem Werk »La Disparition« kein einziges Mal der Buchstabe E auf. Der Roman zeigt, was mit Sprache möglich ist, wenn nicht mehr der Autor erzäh...
Perec was a leading exponent of French literary surrealism who found humour - and pathos - in the human need for classification. Thoughts of Sorts is itself unclassifiable, a unique collection of philosophical riffs on his obsession with lists, puzzle...
Anton Vowl is missing. Ransacking his Paris flat, a group of his faithful companions trawl through his diary for any hint as to his location and, insidiously, a ghost, from Vowl's past starts to cast its malignant shadow.