“One of the most singular literary personalities in the world, a writer who resembled absolutely no one else.”
—Italo Calvino
“It will be impossible for us to think of contemporary French writing in the same way again.”
—Paul Auster
“The finest French writer of the twentieth century.”
—Context
“The genius of Perec [is] to marry a deeply human melancholy with dazzling formal experiments.”
—The Guardian
“Wonderful and extraordinary writings.”
—The London Review of Books
“Fiendishly clever.”
—Times Literary Supplement
“Perec’s artistry has achieved a perfect balance between allure and imponderability.”
—The Los Angeles Times