Three Percent #191: Raymond Queneau
To celebrate the first-ever English-language publication of Raymond Queneau’sÌý, and the reissue ofÌýÌýas a Dalkey Essential, Chris Clarke (whose retranslation of Queneau’sÌýÌýis forthcoming from NYRB) and Daniel Levin Becker (infamous member of , member of the Oulipo, and author of ) joined Chad to talk all things Queneau. They discuss the books, the two major divisions of Oulipian writing, the process of retranslation, the joy of reading these books, and much more.
The music on this episode is “” by Queneau’s good friend, Boris Vian.
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