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A Man Asleep (French: Un homme qui dort) is a 1967 novel by the French writer Georges Perec. It uses a second-person narrative, and follows a 25-year-old student, who one day decides to be indifferent about the world. A Man Asleep was adapted into a 1974 film, The Man Who Sleeps.
A Man Asleep (French: Un homme qui dort) is a 1967 novel by the French writer Georges Perec. It uses a second-person narrative, and follows a 25-year-old student, who one day decides to be indifferent about the world. A Man Asleep was adapted into a 1974 film, The Man Who Sleeps.
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Apr 30, 2022 · From within his inertia, and while six socks perennially soak in a pink plastic bowl, Perec’s man asleep establishes routines, eating the same cheap meals at the same café counters, reading Le Monde from cover to cover, and playing pinball for hours on end.
A Man Asleep by Georges Perec, published in 1967, is a poignant novel that delves into the philosophical journey of a young man named Antoine, as he grapples with an overwhelming sense of apathy and alienation in his life.
And then there’s A Man Asleep, a beautiful exploration of complete disengagement from the culture, written in energetic second-person prose, chock with penetrating insights into man’s desire to escape the terror and horror of everyday life.
A Man Asleep is a short novel by the French writer Georges Perec, published in 1967. It tells the story of a young man who decides to withdraw from life and sleep through his exams, his studies, and his friends.
Based on Perec’s 1967 novel A Man Asleep. It uses a second-person narrative. The story deals with a young student (Jacques Speisser) and his alienation as he wanders the streets of Paris.
