Raymond Queneau
French author and co-founder of the Oulipo literary movement who combined philosophical seriousness with comic virtuosity. Zazie in the Metro and Exercises in Style are his most celebrated works.
Works
- Zazie in the MetroComic novel of a girl's chaotic adventures in Paris and the Metro
- Exercises in StyleNinety-nine retellings of a single bus accident in varied stylistic modes
- The Sunday of LifeNovel following an elderly woman's liberation and quiet rebellion
- The Blue FlowersPhilosophical adventure across time involving memory, history, and flowers
- We Always Treat Women Too WellComic novel examining masculine mythology and conquest