W, or, The memory of childhood
By: Georges Perec ; translated by David Bellos.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: D.R. Godine
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Children -- Europe -- Fiction; Autobiographical memory -- Fiction; Europe -- Social conditions -- Fiction
Other titles: W.; Memory of childhood.
Description: Perec's novel consists of alternating chapters of autobiography and of a fictional story, divided into two parts. The autobiographical thread is a collection of uncertain memories, as well as descriptions of photos which preserve moments from Perec's childhood.
Notes: Translation of: W, ou, Le souvenir d'enfance.