This is from the official website of the cultural services of the
French Embassy.
http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?article2336
Oulipo in New York: a Workshop of Experimental Literature
The Oulipo, Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle, is a collective of
writers and mathematicians founded in 1960 by François Le Lionnais and
Raymond Queneau. Since its creation, the Oulipo group explores
alternative ways of writing fiction and poetry, by using patterns and
constraints often inspired from mathematical models, but always in a
playful spirit. Its members include Marcel Bénabou, Anne Garréta,
Hervé Le Tellier, Ian Monk, Jacques Roubaud, and American author Harry
Mathews, all of whom will be in New York for three days of readings,
lectures, writing workshops and book signings. Jacques Roubaud will be
presenting the recently published English translation of his book La
boucle (The Loop).
Apr. 1, 7-8:30pm
Oulipo reading followed by book signings, in English
The New School, Tishman Auditorium, 66 W 12th Street, NYC | T 212 229
5488 | More Info
Apr. 2, 12-2pm
Oulipo, Nouveaux Sentiers, Nouveaux Chantiers*, a roundtable
discussion in French
Maison française of Columbia University, Broadway at West 116th Street
| T 212 854 4482 | More Info
Apr. 2 , 7pm
Book launch and reading of Jacques Roubaud’s The Loop, in English
Idlewild Bookstore,12 West 19th Street, NYC | T 212 414 8888 | More
Info | Please RSVP
Apr. 3, 2-5pm
Creative writing workshop with Marcel Bénabou, in French (limited to
12 participants)
French Institute Alliance Française | 22 East 60th Street, NYC | T:
212 355 6612 | More Info
Apr. 3, 7-9pm
Poetry readings followed by book signings, in English
The Pierogi Gallery, 177 North 9th Street, Brooklyn | T 718 599 2144 |
More Info
Apr. 4, 1-3pm
Buffet-brunch followed by Oulipo reading, in French and English
(invitations only)
Cultural Services of the French Embassy, 972 Fifth Avenue, New York |
T 212 439 1400