Eclecticism: Reflections on literature and life

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature and life

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Escapism: the solution

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Terry Freedman
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Labyrinth, by Ideogram
Labyrinth, by Ideogram

Last week I published a short piece called Escapism. Here it is in case you missed it:

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Escapism

Terry Freedman
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March 8, 2024
Escapism

The following story has been written in accordance with a constraint, in true Oulipian style. The Oulipo is a writing movement based on constraints, such as omitting the use of a particular letter when composing a text. Can you identify the constraint I used in the following story? Ignore all punctuation except a full stop. One…

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I constructed the story according to a constraint, in true Oulipian style. Raymond Queneau, one of the co-founders of the Oulipo movement, described Oulipians as rats who construct the labyrinth from which they then try to escape.

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