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French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist (1936–1982)

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Georges Perec was a French writer and filmmaker who created innovative novels, films, and essays during the mid-to-late twentieth century until his death in 1982. His experimental approaches to literature and documentary work made him an influential figure in French cultural life, though the specific nature of his innovations and lasting impact are not detailed here.

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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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Writing · 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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1936-03-07
Active to
1982-03-03

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64
Total plays
701

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1936-03-07
date of death
1982-03-03
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start of work period
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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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