Queneau
Britishnoun
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Raymond (rɛmɔ̃). 1903–76. French writer, influenced in the 1920s by surrealism. His novels include Zazie dans le métro (1959)
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And Raymond Queneau said the world is not what it seems—but it isn’t anything else, either.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018
Marty calls commissions like this an exercice de style, after the classic work by author Raymond Queneau in which he tells the same story 99 different ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2018
A few of the affairs were with well-known writers, men like Elias Canetti and Raymond Queneau.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2016
Although Murdoch is known for her busy love life, Peter Conradi, her official biographer, said the relationship with Queneau was never physical, with the pair only meeting face to face a few times.
From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2010
The lugubrious sentiment is by Poet Raymond Queneau, but the dark caramel voice which murmurs it in throbbing French in a newly released Columbia album belongs to a 29-year-old Parisian chanteuse named Juliette Greco.
From Time Magazine Archive
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