Ian Monk
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Ian Monk is a British writer and translator, based in Lille, France.
. Among his works in English are the books, Family Archaeology and Other Poems (2004) and Writings for the Oulipo (2005). His translations include several novels by Daniel Pennac
, several works by his fellow Oulipian Georges Perec
, and a rhymed translation of Raymond Roussel
's New Impressions of Africa. He has also written several works in French. For some examples, see the Oulipo link below.
Biography
Since 1998, he has been a member of the French writing group OulipoOulipo
Oulipo is a loose gathering of French-speaking writers and mathematicians which seeks to create works using constrained writing techniques. It was founded in 1960 by Raymond Queneau and François Le Lionnais...
. Among his works in English are the books, Family Archaeology and Other Poems (2004) and Writings for the Oulipo (2005). His translations include several novels by Daniel Pennac
Daniel Pennac
Daniel Pennac is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay Chagrin d'école.After studying in Nice he became a teacher...
, several works by his fellow Oulipian Georges Perec
Georges Perec
Georges Perec was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist and essayist. He is a member of the Oulipo group...
, and a rhymed translation of Raymond Roussel
Raymond Roussel
Raymond Roussel was a French poet, novelist, playwright, musician, and chess enthusiast. Through his novels, poems, and plays he exerted a profound influence on certain groups within 20th century French literature, including the Surrealists, Oulipo, and the authors of the nouveau...
's New Impressions of Africa. He has also written several works in French. For some examples, see the Oulipo link below.
Original works
- Plouk Town, Cambourakis, 2007
- Stoned at Bourges, les mille univers, 2006
- Writings for the Oulipo, Make Now, 2005
- N/S, Éditions de l'attente, 2004 (with Frédéric Forte)
- L'inconnu du Sambre express,TEC-CRIAC, 2004
- Family Archaeology and Other Poems, Make now, 2004
- Le voyage d'Ovide, le Verger éd., 2002
- Les états du sonnet, La Bibliothèque oulipienne, n° 116, 2001
- Le désesperanto, Plurielle, 2001
- Le voyage d'Hoover, La Bibliothèque oulipienne, n° 110, 1999
- Monquines, La Bibliothèque oulipienne, n° 109, 1999
- Fractales, La Bibliothèque oulipienne, n° 102, 1998
Selected Translations
- Which Moped with Chrome-plated Handlebars at the Back of the Yard?Which Moped with Chrome-plated Handlebars at the Back of the Yard?Which Moped with Chrome-plated Handlebars at the Back of the Yard? is a comic novella by Georges Perec. Perec's second published work, it was originally published in 1966 in French as Quel petit vélo à guidon chromé au fond de la cour? The English translation by Ian Monk was published in Three by...
, "The Exeter Text: Jewels, Secrets, Sex" and "A Gallery Portrait", in Three By Perec, Georges PerecGeorges PerecGeorges Perec was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist and essayist. He is a member of the Oulipo group... - Raymond Roussel by François Caradec