This article is taken from PN Review 259, Volume 47 Number 5, May - June 2021.
From Simplistic Ethicfor Raymond Queneau
Simplistic ethic
Crude lesson
Imperfect apologue
Primordial teaching
Crude lesson
Imperfect apologue
Primordial teaching
Sober integrity
Indigent duty
Lowly maxim
Raw axiom
Base sermon
Primary conclusion
Explore at once
this mystery:
what sense does it make
really
to weld
this adjective
to this substantive
Facile precept
Elementary morality
Indigent duty
Lowly maxim
Raw axiom
Base sermon
Primary conclusion
Explore at once
this mystery:
what sense does it make
really
to weld
this adjective
to this substantive
Facile precept
Elementary morality
Rudimentary right
Essential good
Infantile admonishment
Fundamental honesty
Essential good
Infantile admonishment
Fundamental honesty
for Georges Perec
Secret stall
Night shop
Dull stand
Smoky bazar
Night shop
Dull stand
Smoky bazar
Ignored stall
Shady stall
Inferior shop
Clandestine shop
Blurred company
Sibylline agency
It remains to be seen
what to do
with so many things
that must be
understood
deciphered
illuminated
Impenetrable bazar
Obscure boutique
Shady stall
Inferior shop
Clandestine shop
Blurred company
Sibylline agency
It remains to be seen
what to do
with so many things
that must be
understood
deciphered
illuminated
Impenetrable bazar
Obscure boutique
Occult stall
Little-known shop
Enigmatic workshop
Hermetic bazar
Little-known shop
Enigmatic workshop
Hermetic bazar
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