Georges Perec and the Oulipians: Almost all literature is written according to some form of convention or conceit. Such constraints are as old as literature itself, but it was not until the late 50s that a small group of (mainly French) writers arrived at the conclusion that these restrictions had been fully and terminally explored.
Date: January 9, 2019 Time: 2:10-5:00 pm Location: Café de la Mairie Weather: Cold and gray I’m in Paris for a week, and I have been sitting in a lot of cafes. Yesterday I sat in cafés for six hour…