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Georges Perec
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Georges Perec was a French novelist, poet, essayist, and film director. Born in the 19th arrondissement of Paris in 1936, he began his work period in 1965. He wrote in French and was a member of the Oulipo and the College of 'Pataphysics. Perec received the Prix Renaudot and the Prix Médicis.
He died of lung cancer in Ivry-sur-Seine in 1982. His notable works include *Entretiens, conférences, textes rares, inédits*, *Variations, variations, Variationen*, *Récits d'Ellis Island*, *53 jours*, and *Ḥalal ṿe-khu*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936
- Died
- 1982
- Works
- 100
Top works
- Entretiens, conférences, textes rares, inédits
- Variations, variations, Variationen
- Récits d'Ellis Island
- 53 jours
- Ḥalal ṿe-khu
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Film & TV
Paris, France
Georges Perec was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist. He was a member of the Oulipo group. His father died as a soldier early in the Second World War and his mother was murdered in the Holocaust, and many of his works deal with absence, loss, and identity, often through word play.
Known for
- Georges Perec, The Man Who Refused to Forget — Georges Perec2021
- Ahô: The Forest People — Narrator1975
- Apostrophes — Self1975
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georges
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 19th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- Ivry-sur-Seine
- Occupation
- librarian
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Award
- Prix Médicis
- Field of work
- library science
- Image
- Myart georges-perec 1978.jpg
- Significant event
- funeral
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1936-03-07
- date of death
- 1982-03-03
- Commons category
- Georges Perec
- member of
- Oulipo
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons Creator page
- Georges Perec
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- name in native language
- Georges Perec
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- writing language
- French
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Plaque in tribute to Georges Perec by Christophe Verdon. Café de la Mairie, Place Saint-Sulpice in Paris.
Georges Perec ( French: [ʒɔʁʒ peʁɛk]; 7 March 1936 – 3 March 1982) was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist. He was a member of the Oulipo group. His father died as a soldier early in the Second World War and his mother was killed in the Holocaust. Many of his works deal with absence, loss, and identity, often through word play.
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