A Void
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Originally published | 1969 |
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Authors | Georges Perec |
Translator | Gilbert Adair |
Original title | La Disparition |
Genres | Novel |
Mystery | |
Gothic Fiction | |
Publishers | Éditions Gallimard |
Penguin Random House LLC. | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2081918 |
About A Void
A Void, translated from the original French La Disparition, is a 300-page French lipogrammatic novel, written in 1969 by Georges Perec, entirely without using the letter e, following Oulipo constraints.
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... " There is such A Void in our home...
Hampshire man trapped in well after hole opens up in garden
... It said water had caused part of the well to erode, creating A Void underneath a garden patio...
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... Sitting on top is the boat deck, where a gaping hole provides a glimpse into A Void where the grand staircase once stood...
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... " They just ignored me, and I ended up shouting into A Void, " she says...
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... " He s in A Void though as the culture around him tells him almost nothing about homosexuality, except for reports of a few high-profile men being arrested...
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... " But I think there is A Void that we ve seen in so many places, and businesses which are really serving the vast majority of our population really do have an opportunity and a need to really kind of step in on those key topics...
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... " It was A Void that had been covered up within the building - and to mitigate acoustic disruption, it had multiple layers of plasterboard and insulation blocking it up at about halfway through its height, " explains Archer...
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Hampshire man trapped in well after hole opens up in garden
By Maria ZaccaroBBC News
A Man has been rescued after falling into a well that suddenly opened up in a back garden.
Emergency services were called to Forge Road, in Bordon, Hampshire, at about 18:00 BST on Tuesday after reports of A Man trapped in a hole.
A 76-year-old man fell 2m (6. 5ft) and suffered minor cuts and bruises, according to Hampshire's fire service.
It said water had caused part of The Well to erode, creating A Void underneath a garden patio.
" He was fortunate not to slide down the slope where he could have dropped approximately 12 metres further into The Well , " The Service said in a statement.
Firefighters worked along with paramedics to save The Man and Set Up a rope system that lifted him from The Well .
He was treated at The Scene by paramedics and a cordon was put in place around The Hole .
The Fire service praised its crews for their " quick and efficient response".
Source of news: bbc.com