Daniel Levin Becker

It sounds like they're having more fun and are more "geeky" than before. At the same time, I get the impression that there are no Queneaus or Perecs among their number. What I find interesting about the OuLiPo project is the use of constraint to permit creativity. What I find here is a delight in eccentricity and individuals. If the book veers into "you don't have to be crazy to work here but it helps" territory at times, it is still infused with the oulipoean spirit, and I now know that Poe's "The Raven" is a lipogram in Z.… (more)