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Life
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Life

A User's Manual

by Georges Perec

Recommended by Donald Knuth and Benedict Evans

Recommended by Donald Knuth and Benedict Evans

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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books and Fiction.

This marvellous book is one of the most ingenious works of modern fiction, an entire microcosm brought to life in a Paris apartment block. Serge Valene wants to create an elaborate painting of the building he has made his home for the last sixty years. As he plans his picture, he contemplates the lives of all the people he has ever known there. Cha...

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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books and Fiction.

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Benedict Evans

Perhaps the greatest 20th century novel. | This is a great book, that touches on this.
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