La disparition (L'Imaginaire)

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In 1961, Perec began working at the Neurophysiological Research Laboratory in the unit's research library as an archivist, a low-paid position which he retained until 1978. Perec's first novel Les Choses (published in English as Things: A Story of the Sixties) (1965) was awarded the Prix Renaudot. 2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²) • Pre-shrunk fabric • Side-seamed construction • Shoulder-to-shoulder taping • Blank product sourced from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, or the US La Vie mode d'emploi is a tapestry of interwoven stories and ideas as well as literary and historical allusions, based on the lives of the inhabitants of a fictitious Parisian apartment block. It was written according to a complex plan of writing constraints: the 99 chapters of the 600-page novel move like a knight's tour of a chessboard around the room plan of the building, describing the rooms and stairwell and telling the stories of the inhabitants. • 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (Heather colors contain polyester) • Fabric weight: 4.