A biography of Georges Perec, one of France's great 20th-century writers, who drew both on his Jewish cultural heritage and "l'esprit gaulois", with its undercurrent of subtle mockery and non-conformism.

Presents a selection of Georges Perec's non-fictional work.

When art historian Max Morden returns to the seaside village where he once spent a childhood holiday, he is both escaping from a recent loss and confronting a distant trauma. The Grace family had appeared that long-ago summer as if from another world. Mr and Mrs Grace, with their worldly ease and candour, were unlike any adults he had met before.

Featuring an introduction by the author, this novel tells the tale of England's Fen country, a sinuous meditation on the workings of history, and a family.

On a crowded bus at midday, the author observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. When a seat is vacated, the first man appropriates it. In another part of town, the author sees the man being advised by a friend to sew another button on his overcoat. This book retells this tale ninety-nine times in 99 different styles.