[UA] Re: Books of Magic

[Will]

Robin Pfeifer <RobinPfeifer at web.de> a écrit :
> 
> On a related note, does anyone know the novel 'The Void'? This novel uses no
> words containing the letter 'e' (no kidding!) - and it is a translation of a
> French novel which does the same. I tried to get it through amazon but they
> couldn't deliver.

It's called "The Disappearance" (well, it's a direct translation from the
french title, but The Void sounds really good), by Geroges Perec. And I think
we use the letter "e" in french even more than in english.

It's certainly a nightmare to translate. I don't even know how they did.

Cheers,
Will

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