Georges Perec – strategia cichego oporu
The Strategy of Silent Resistance

Author(s): Małgorzata Fabrycy
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Sociology, Polish Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Georges Perec; Oulipo; Człowiek, który śpi; Rzeczy; infra-ordinaire
Summary/Abstract: Georges Perec admitted in an interview that his work may be summarized with this moral: “there is a conflict between people and institutions and the role of the latter is always harmful”. The aim of the article is to analyze, using the examples of Rzeczy ["Things: A Story of the Sixties"] and "Człowiek, który śpi" ["A Man Asleep"], how through in-depth observation and a detailed description of everyday life, Perec resisted the domination of the ubiquitous media discourse and bureaucracy. In conclusion, we will briefly mention the book "Pamiętam, że" ["I Remember"], Perec’s gesture towards his generation, aiming at creating the common space of understanding.

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