Life as a Way of Use

"Life as a Way of Use" by Georges Perec (1936-1982) is a unique and significant phenomenon not only for French literature but also for world literature. In its unusualness and formal complexity, in its originality and inventiveness of techniques, this work - both as an astonishing project and an impressive result - leads to a rethinking of the centuries-old tradition of the novel and at the same time summarizes literary experiments of the 20th century.

The novel is a complete and methodical description of a Parisian house with its objects and people. It consists of a skillfully constructed sequence of local novels, a whole series of funny and sad, mundane and extravagant stories, in which fates intertwine bizarrely and exotic adventures, minor incidents, monstrous crimes, comical coincidences, mysterious transformations, fateful misconceptions, as well as manic ideas and utopian projects are experienced.

A book-game, a book-puzzle, a book-labyrinth, a book-walk, which can become an unforgettable journey around the world and a deep immersion into oneself.