{"product_id":"a-short-treatise-inviting-the-reader-to-discover-the-subtle-art-of-go-paperback","title":"A Short Treatise Inviting the Reader to Discover the Subtle Art of Go - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePierre Lusson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJacques Roubaud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorges Perec\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn introduction to the ancient Japanese strategy game of Go by Oulipo members Pierre Lusson, Georges Perec and Jacques Roubaud\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a mathematician, a poet and a mathematician-poet, this 1969 guide to the ancient Japanese game of Go was not only the first such guide to be published in France (and thereby introduced the centuries-old game of strategy into that country) but something of a subtle Oulipian guidebook to writing strategies and tactics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs in the Oulipian strategy of writing under constraint, the role of structured gameplay (within literature and without) proves to be of primordial importance: a means of moving outside an inherent system, of instigating new figures of style and meaning, new paths toward collaboration and new strategies for filling a space: be it the space of a terrain, a blank page, a white screen or a freshly stretched canvas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated for the first time, this treatise outlines the history of Go, the rules for playing it, some central tactics and strategies for playing it and overcoming the threats posed by an opponent, general information and trivia, and a glossary that ranges from \u003ci\u003eAtari\u003c\/i\u003e (check) to \u003ci\u003eYose\u003c\/i\u003e (the end of a match). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePierre Lusson\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1950) is a French mathematician and musicologist. With Jacques Roubaud, he helped introduce the game of Go into France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorges Perec\u003c\/b\u003e (1936-82) was a French novelist, essayist and filmmaker whose linguistic talents ranged from fiction to crossword puzzles to authoring the longest palindrome ever written. Winner of the prix M dicis in 1978 for his most acclaimed novel, \u003ci\u003eLife A User's Manual\u003c\/i\u003e, Perec was also a member of the Oulipo, a group of writers and mathematicians devoted to the discovery and use of constraints to encourage literary inspiration. One of their most famous products was Perec's own novel, \u003ci\u003eA Void\u003c\/i\u003e, written entirely without the letter \"e.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacques Roubaud\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1932) is a French poet and mathematician, a former professor of mathematics at University of Paris X and a member of the Oulipo group. His many books translated into English include \u003ci\u003eThe Great Fire of London\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSome Thing Black\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Form of a City Changes Faster, Alas, than the Human Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Loop\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7 x 4.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769894895904,"sku":"9781939663436","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5b7320efd81b1253419cda0cc29803a3.webp?v=1780359155","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-short-treatise-inviting-the-reader-to-discover-the-subtle-art-of-go-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}