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Raymond Queneau was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo , notable for his wit and cynical humour.



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✵ 21. February 1903 – 25. October 1976
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Zazie in the Metro
Zazie in the Metro
Raymond Queneau
Zazie in the Metro
Zazie in the Metro
Raymond Queneau
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Raymond Queneau Quotes

“Being or nothing, that is the question. Ascending, descending, coming, going, a man does so much that in the end he disappears.”

Raymond Queneau book Zazie in the Metro

Source: Zazie in the Metro

“He sought an adventure but didn't find one. He was inexperienced and besides he didn't have too much imagination.”

Raymond Queneau

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