{"product_id":"exercises-in-style","title":"Exercises in Style","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExercises 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: P\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublis\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003ehed: 2023, UK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublish\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eer: Alma Classics \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781847492418\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Raymond Queneau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57020002763083,"sku":null,"price":11.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9781847492418.jpg?v=1776073255","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/exercises-in-style","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}