Georges Perec was a French essayist, novelist, memoirist, and
filmmaker. Born in Paris in 1936, the child of Polish Jews, his
father died as soldier in the Second World War and his mother was
killed in the Holocaust. Much of his work dealt with themes of
identity, loss, absence--including his most celebrated work, Life A
User's Manual.
In addition to being honored by the Prix Renaudot (1965), the Prix
Jean Vigo (1974), the Prix Médicis (1978), and the French postal
service (2002), both an asteroid and a street in Paris were named
in his honor--as well as a Google Doodle on his 80th birthday.
Gilbert Adair was a Scottish novelist, poet, film critic and
journalist--who took on the "fiendish" translation of Georges
Perec's postmodern novel, A Void, in which the letter E is not
used.
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