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Life

A User's Manual

Georges Perec

Discover the vibrant lives of Paris apartment residents in this ingenious modern fiction work. Follow Serge Valene as he contemplates the complex stories of his building's inhabitants while planning an intricate painting of the space he's called home for 60 years. With diverse tales ranging from avenging murderers to eccentric millionaires, Life is a captivating microcosm of humanity.
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Publish Date
1988-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
1988-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1978
Goodreads Rating
4.19
based on 9k ratings
ISBN
9780099449256
Categories
Fiction
Recommendations
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Benedict Evans
2018-08-04T18:24:18.000Z
This is a great book, that touches on this.     – source
Donald Knuth
Perhaps the greatest 20th century novel.     – source
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