Tom Payne

For a creative writing exercise in lockdown, revisit George Perec

I Remember, newly republished, could inspire us all to conjure random memories of life when it was freer

Georges Perec in 1965. Credit: Getty Images 
issue 06 June 2020
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  • I Remember

    Georges Perec, translated from the French by Philip Terry, edited by David Bellos

    Editions Gallic, pp. 131, £9

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