Le Train de Nulle Part
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Le Train de Nulle Part
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Le Train de Nulle Part is a 233-page French novel, written in 2004 by a French doctor of letters, Michel Dansel, under the pen name Michel Thaler. Notable as an example of constrained writing, the entire novel is written without a single verb. In the novel's preface, Thaler called the verb an "invader, dictator, usurper of our literature". Considering the novel a step towards literature comparable with the artistic impact of Dadaism and surrealism, Thaler surmised, "The verb is like a weed in a
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French novel noted for being written without a single verb
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2024-01-26T15:52:30Z
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