Jean_Crespin t1_j92ozzy wrote on February 18, 2023 at 7:54 PM Reply to comment by QuentinUK in TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass The English translation of Perec's book is not an easy read, though full points for making the omission relevant to the plot. I assume it works better in French, with a few more basic words available? Permalink Parent 2
Jean_Crespin t1_j92ozzy wrote
Reply to comment by QuentinUK in TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
The English translation of Perec's book is not an easy read, though full points for making the omission relevant to the plot. I assume it works better in French, with a few more basic words available?