Life : a user's manual Tr. by David Bellos
Perec, Georges
Life : a user's manual Tr. by David Bellos - London Vintage books 2008 - xiv,581p.
Content
Preamble
PART ONE
One On the Stairs, I 3
Two Beaumont, I 6
Three Third Floor Right, I 10
Four Marquiseaux, I 13
Five Foulerot, I 16
Six Breidel (Servants' Quarters, I) 17
Seven Morellet (Servants' Quarters, 2) 20
Eight Winckler, I 25
Nine Nieto and Rogers (Servants' Quarters, 3) 33
Ten Jane Sutton (Servants' Quarters, 4) 35
Eleven Hutting, I 37
Twelve Reol, I 40
Thirteen Rorschach, I 42
Fourteen Dinteville, I 49
Fifteen Smautf (Servants' Quarters, s) 51
Sixteen Cilia Crespi (Servants' Quarters, 6) 58
Seventeen On the Stairs, 2 59
Eighteen Rorschach, 2 62
Nineteen Altamont, I 66
Twenty Moreau, I 68
Twenty-One In the Boiler Room, I 73
PART TWO
Twenty-Two Entrance Hall, I 81
Twenty-Three Moreau, 2 95
Twenty-Four Marcia, I 101
Twenty-Five Altamont, 2 105
Twenty-Six Bartlebooth, I 113
Twenty-Seven Rorschach, 3 119
Twenty- Eight On the Stairs, 3 125
Twenty-Nine Third Floor Right, 2 131
Thirty Marquiseaux, 2 134
Thirty-One Beaumont, 3 137
Thirty-Two Marcia, 2 151
Thirty-Three Basement, I 153
Thirty-Four One the Stairs, 4 157
Thirty-Five The Concierge's Office 161
Thirty-Six On the Stairs, s 166
Thirty-Seven Louvet, r 167
Thirty-Eight Lift Machinery, I 168
Thirty-Nine Marcia, 3 171
Forty Beaumont, 4 174
Forty-One Marquiseaux, 3 179
Forty-Two On the Stairs, 6 183
Forty- Three Foulerot, 2 184
Forty- Four Winckler,2 189
Forty-Five Plassaert, I 195
PART THREE
Forty-Six Monsieur ]erome (Servants' Quarters, 7) 203
Forty-Seven Dinteville, 2 207
Forty-Eight Madame Albin (Servants' Quarters, 8) 210
Forty-Nine On the Stairs, 7 213
Fifty Foulerot, 3 220
The Fifty-First Valene (Servants’ Quarters, 9) 226
Fifty-Two Plassaert, 2 234
Fifty-Three Winckler,3 241
Fifty- Four Plassaert, 3 247
Fifty-Five Fresnel (Servants’ Quarters; IO) 254
Fifty-Six On the Stairs; 8 262
Fifty-Seven Madame Orlowska (Servants’ Quarters; II) 264
Fifty- Eight Gratiolet; I 271
Fifty-Nine Hutting, 2 276
Sixty Cinoc, I 285
Sixty-One Berger; I 291
Sixty-Two Altamont; 3 295
Sixty-Three Service Entrance 300
Sixty-Four In the Boiler Room; 2 301
PART FOUR
Sixty-Five Moreau, 3 307
Sixty-Six Marcia, 4 318
Sixty-Seven Basement; 2 325
Sixty-Eight On the Stairs; 9 327
Sixty-Nine Altamont, 4 329
Seventy Bartlebooth; 2 331
Seventy-One Moreau, 4 340
Seventy- Two Basement; 3 344
Seventy-Three Marcia,s 348
Seventy-Four Lift Machinery, 2 358
Seventy-Five Marcia,6 361
Seventy-Six Basement, 4 365
Seventy-Seven Louvet, 2 369
Seventy- Eight On the Stairs, IO 371
Seventy-Nine On the Stairs; II 380
Eighty Bartlebooth, 3 383
Eighty-One Rorschach, 4 393
Eighty-Two Gratiolet, 2 395
Eighty-Three Hutting, 3 398
PART FIVE
Eighty- Four Cinoc, 2 409
Eighty-Five Berger, 2 414
Eighty-Six Rorschach, 5 417
Eighty-Seven Bartlebooth, 4 420
Eighty- Eight Altamont, 5 436
Eighty-Nine Moreau, 5 447
Ninety Entrance Hall, 2 451
Ninety-One Basement, 5 455
Ninety-Two Louvet, 3 458
PART SIX
Ninety-Three Third Floor Right, 3 463
Ninety- Four On the Stairs, I2 465
Ninety- Five Rorschach, 6 468
Ninety-Six Dinteville, 3 473
Ninety-Seven Hutting, 4 480
Ninety- Eight Reol, 2 484
Ninety- Nine Bartlebooth, 5 493
Epilogue 499
II, Rue Simon-Crubellier 501
APPENDICES 503
Index 505
Chronology 565
Alphabetical Checklist 573
Postscript 579
Translator's Note 581
9780099449256
843 / PER
Life : a user's manual Tr. by David Bellos - London Vintage books 2008 - xiv,581p.
Content
Preamble
PART ONE
One On the Stairs, I 3
Two Beaumont, I 6
Three Third Floor Right, I 10
Four Marquiseaux, I 13
Five Foulerot, I 16
Six Breidel (Servants' Quarters, I) 17
Seven Morellet (Servants' Quarters, 2) 20
Eight Winckler, I 25
Nine Nieto and Rogers (Servants' Quarters, 3) 33
Ten Jane Sutton (Servants' Quarters, 4) 35
Eleven Hutting, I 37
Twelve Reol, I 40
Thirteen Rorschach, I 42
Fourteen Dinteville, I 49
Fifteen Smautf (Servants' Quarters, s) 51
Sixteen Cilia Crespi (Servants' Quarters, 6) 58
Seventeen On the Stairs, 2 59
Eighteen Rorschach, 2 62
Nineteen Altamont, I 66
Twenty Moreau, I 68
Twenty-One In the Boiler Room, I 73
PART TWO
Twenty-Two Entrance Hall, I 81
Twenty-Three Moreau, 2 95
Twenty-Four Marcia, I 101
Twenty-Five Altamont, 2 105
Twenty-Six Bartlebooth, I 113
Twenty-Seven Rorschach, 3 119
Twenty- Eight On the Stairs, 3 125
Twenty-Nine Third Floor Right, 2 131
Thirty Marquiseaux, 2 134
Thirty-One Beaumont, 3 137
Thirty-Two Marcia, 2 151
Thirty-Three Basement, I 153
Thirty-Four One the Stairs, 4 157
Thirty-Five The Concierge's Office 161
Thirty-Six On the Stairs, s 166
Thirty-Seven Louvet, r 167
Thirty-Eight Lift Machinery, I 168
Thirty-Nine Marcia, 3 171
Forty Beaumont, 4 174
Forty-One Marquiseaux, 3 179
Forty-Two On the Stairs, 6 183
Forty- Three Foulerot, 2 184
Forty- Four Winckler,2 189
Forty-Five Plassaert, I 195
PART THREE
Forty-Six Monsieur ]erome (Servants' Quarters, 7) 203
Forty-Seven Dinteville, 2 207
Forty-Eight Madame Albin (Servants' Quarters, 8) 210
Forty-Nine On the Stairs, 7 213
Fifty Foulerot, 3 220
The Fifty-First Valene (Servants’ Quarters, 9) 226
Fifty-Two Plassaert, 2 234
Fifty-Three Winckler,3 241
Fifty- Four Plassaert, 3 247
Fifty-Five Fresnel (Servants’ Quarters; IO) 254
Fifty-Six On the Stairs; 8 262
Fifty-Seven Madame Orlowska (Servants’ Quarters; II) 264
Fifty- Eight Gratiolet; I 271
Fifty-Nine Hutting, 2 276
Sixty Cinoc, I 285
Sixty-One Berger; I 291
Sixty-Two Altamont; 3 295
Sixty-Three Service Entrance 300
Sixty-Four In the Boiler Room; 2 301
PART FOUR
Sixty-Five Moreau, 3 307
Sixty-Six Marcia, 4 318
Sixty-Seven Basement; 2 325
Sixty-Eight On the Stairs; 9 327
Sixty-Nine Altamont, 4 329
Seventy Bartlebooth; 2 331
Seventy-One Moreau, 4 340
Seventy- Two Basement; 3 344
Seventy-Three Marcia,s 348
Seventy-Four Lift Machinery, 2 358
Seventy-Five Marcia,6 361
Seventy-Six Basement, 4 365
Seventy-Seven Louvet, 2 369
Seventy- Eight On the Stairs, IO 371
Seventy-Nine On the Stairs; II 380
Eighty Bartlebooth, 3 383
Eighty-One Rorschach, 4 393
Eighty-Two Gratiolet, 2 395
Eighty-Three Hutting, 3 398
PART FIVE
Eighty- Four Cinoc, 2 409
Eighty-Five Berger, 2 414
Eighty-Six Rorschach, 5 417
Eighty-Seven Bartlebooth, 4 420
Eighty- Eight Altamont, 5 436
Eighty-Nine Moreau, 5 447
Ninety Entrance Hall, 2 451
Ninety-One Basement, 5 455
Ninety-Two Louvet, 3 458
PART SIX
Ninety-Three Third Floor Right, 3 463
Ninety- Four On the Stairs, I2 465
Ninety- Five Rorschach, 6 468
Ninety-Six Dinteville, 3 473
Ninety-Seven Hutting, 4 480
Ninety- Eight Reol, 2 484
Ninety- Nine Bartlebooth, 5 493
Epilogue 499
II, Rue Simon-Crubellier 501
APPENDICES 503
Index 505
Chronology 565
Alphabetical Checklist 573
Postscript 579
Translator's Note 581
9780099449256
843 / PER