We’re shoulder to shoulder with many universes; countless lives,
hopes, dreams and fears as complicated as our own, all clustered in
the same crowded shops, train cars and sidewalks. Why ignore all
that?
*The New York Times: Magazine*
Take it with you to any cafe in any city, and Perec will be both
your drinking partner and your tour guide, drawing your attention
to each little detail coming and going.
*CityLab*
An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris is about the kinds of
ordinary occurrences that make up the experience of sitting in a
café. Much of the book reads like a list. It is a kind of
inventory: an attempt to catalogue, to exhaust, a place.
*Literary Hub*
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