Oulipian omnibus #1

Information and opinions on constrained writing

My writing, by Terry Freedman

Introduction

The Oulipo is a movement that uses constraints and even mathematical approaches to generate texts. The most famous of these is probably Perec’s A Void, an entire novel that does not include a single instance of the letter ‘e’. (Even the English translation avoids the use of ‘e’.)

Many creative writing courses adv…