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W, or the Memory of Childhood by Georges Perec (Book Analysis)

W, or the Memory of Childhood by Georges Perec (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280629566836EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of W, or the Memory of Childhood by Georges Perec. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including childhood, identity and the Second World War. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 36-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Georges Perec Presentation of W, or the Memory of Childhood Summary of W, or the Memory of Childhood Character study Autobiographical narrative (ordinary text) Fictional narrative (italics) Analysis of W, or the Memory of Childhood An original autobiographical work The omnipresence of the Second World War The influence of Oulipo Expressing the unsayable About W, or the Memory of Childhood W, or the Memory of Childhood combines two apparently unrelated stories: an autobiographical account of the author’s childhood, and the fictional story of an island called W which is entirely devoted to sport. The reader learns that Perec’s parents, who were Polish-born Jews, died in the Holocaust, while Perec himself was taken in by an aunt. Meanwhile, a closer look at the island of W reveals the darkness beneath the idyllic façade and uncovers a thought-provoking allegorical meaning. About Georges Perec Georges Perec was one of France’s most original and innovative 20th-century writers. His first novel Things: A Story of the Sixties was awarded the prestigious Prix Renaudot in 1965, and from 1967 onwards he was part of the Oulipo group, which advocated imposing constraints as part of the writing process. For example, in one of Perec’s best-known works, the detective novel A Void, the letter ‘e’ is not used. Perec died in 1982, at the age of 45.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of W, or the Memory of Childhood by Georges Perec. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including childhood, identity and the Second World War. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 36-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Georges Perec Presentation of W, or the Memory of Childhood Summary of W, or the Memory of Childhood Character study Autobiographical narrative (ordinary text) Fictional narrative (italics) Analysis of W, or the Memory of Childhood An original autobiographical work The omnipresence of the Second World War The influence of Oulipo Expressing the unsayable About W, or the Memory of Childhood W, or the Memory of Childhood combines two apparently unrelated stories: an autobiographical account of the author’s childhood, and the fictional story of an island called W which is entirely devoted to sport. The reader learns that Perec’s parents, who were Polish-born Jews, died in the Holocaust, while Perec himself was taken in by an aunt. Meanwhile, a closer look at the island of W reveals the darkness beneath the idyllic façade and uncovers a thought-provoking allegorical meaning. About Georges Perec Georges Perec was one of France’s most original and innovative 20th-century writers. His first novel Things: A Story of the Sixties was awarded the prestigious Prix Renaudot in 1965, and from 1967 onwards he was part of the Oulipo group, which advocated imposing constraints as part of the writing process. For example, in one of Perec’s best-known works, the detective novel A Void, the letter ‘e’ is not used. Perec died in 1982, at the age of 45.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of W, or the Memory of Childhood by Georges Perec. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including childhood, identity and the Second World War. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 36-page reading...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of W, or the Memory of Childhood by Georges Perec. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including childhood, identity and the Second World War. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 36-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Georges Perec
  • Presentation of W, or the Memory of Childhood
  • Summary of W, or the Memory of Childhood
  • Character study
    • Autobiographical narrative (ordinary text)
    • Fictional narrative (italics)
  • Analysis of W, or the Memory of Childhood
    • An original autobiographical work
    • The omnipresence of the Second World War
    • The influence of Oulipo
    • Expressing the unsayable

About W, or the Memory of Childhood

W, or the Memory of Childhood combines two apparently unrelated stories: an autobiographical account of the author’s childhood, and the fictional story of an island called W which is entirely devoted to sport. The reader learns that Perec’s parents, who were Polish-born Jews, died in the Holocaust, while Perec himself was taken in by an aunt. Meanwhile, a closer look at the island of W reveals the darkness beneath the idyllic façade and uncovers a thought-provoking allegorical meaning.

About Georges Perec

Georges Perec was one of France’s most original and innovative 20th-century writers. His first novel Things: A Story of the Sixties was awarded the prestigious Prix Renaudot in 1965, and from 1967 onwards he was part of the Oulipo group, which advocated imposing constraints as part of the writing process. For example, in one of Perec’s best-known works, the detective novel A Void, the letter ‘e’ is not used. Perec died in 1982, at the age of 45.

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