{"product_id":"exercises-in-style-paperback","title":"Exercises in Style - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Queneau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plot of \u003cem\u003eExercises in Style\u003c\/em\u003e is simple: a man gets into an argument with another passenger on a bus. However, this anecdote is told 99 more times, each in a radically different style, as a sonnet, an opera, in slang, and with many more permutations. This virtuoso set of variations is a linguistic rust-remover, and a guide to literary forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.96 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 1981\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42174931271815,"sku":"9780811207898","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/53ee5eac31b688fff432c1c4de93cc00.webp?v=1733377974","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/exercises-in-style-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}