Oulipian Novel?

[Rich Clavey]

McSweeney's published new work by oulipo as part of their magnetic issue #22. Interesting stuff, especially since I had never heard of the oulipo group before this.
Rich



--- On Wed, 3/25/09, Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Oulipian Novel?
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 1:15 PM
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Kyllo"
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> To: "Paul Mackin" <mackin.paul at gmail.com>
> Cc: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 1:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Oulipian Novel?
> 
> 
> I've read 4 of Mathews' now (although not that one
> - would you
> recommend?).   They're enjoyable in the reading, if not
> very
> satisfying in the ending.   "The Sinking of the
> Odradek Stadium" I
> liked best.
> 
> But, (along with "Life: A User's Manual" -
> and it's much less of an
> undertaking), Queneau's "Zazie in the Metro"
> provided the most
> pleasure I've had from an Oulipian author
> 
> 
> J
> 
> I'll try to get hold of some of them.
> 
> I read a lot of novels and then forget about them. To the
> best of my recollection I did enjoy the recent Mathews.
> 
> The subject interested me. Undercover CIA agents. In the
> neighborhood I live in there are residents (a number of
> them) who seem to be away a lot. Work for nongovenment
> agencies of one kind or another. I wonder sometimes what
> they really do.
> 
> Of course it is possible to be an agent but not be
> "witty"  as they say. (not know about it)
> 
> P
> 
> 
> 
> 
> com> wrote:
> 
> >> 
> >> Harry Mathews
> > 
> > 
> > Now is remember.. The oulipian novel I read was My
> Life in the CIA.
> > (Mathews's most recent)
> > 
> > I t was about a guy who everyone always thought and
> accused him of being a
> > CIA agent so he started pretending to be one.
> > 
> 
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