{"product_id":"exercises-in-style-9781847492418","title":"Exercises in Style","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Queneau, Raymond\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 September 2013 by Alma Books Ltd (Alma Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 131 x 12 | 150g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a crowded bus at midday, the narrator observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. When a seat is vacated, the first man takes it. Later, in another part of town, the man is spotted again, while being advised by a friend to have another button sewn onto his overcoat. Exercises in Style retells this apparently unremarkable tale ninety-nine times, employing a variety of styles, ranging from sonnet to cockney to mathematical formula. Too funny to be merely a pedantic thesis, this virtuoso set of themes and variations is a linguistic rustremover, a guide to literary forms and a demonstration of imagery and inventiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Queneau, Raymond","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55980047794554,"sku":"9781847492418","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781847492418.jpg?v=1759401093","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/exercises-in-style-9781847492418","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}