num_pages: 238
description: In Reading Games, Kimberly Bohman-Kalaja guides us through an entertaining and instructive exploration of a neglected literary genre, the Play-Text. Focusing on the works of Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, and Georges Perec, Bohman-Kalaja's book provides insightful analysis of game and play theories, as well as a new perspective on the world of experimental fiction -- discovering, step by step, the innovative strategies of those authors who play reading games.
language: English
title: Reading Games: An Aesthetics of Play in Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, and Georges Perec
titlecomplete: Reading Games: An Aesthetics of Play in Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, and Georges Perec
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Dalkey Archive Press