Fear of falling: the myth of Icarus in La Vie mode d'emploi.(Georges Perec) From: The Romanic Review | Date: November 1, 2000| Author: James, Alison | COPYRIGHT 2000 Columbia University. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

J'aime: les parcs, les jardins, le papier quadrille [...] les toits d'ardoise, La Chute d'Icare [...] (1)

The presence of "programmed" allusions and quotations in La Vie mode d emploi, which form part of the larger system of constraints used by Georges Perec to write the novel, has received a great deal of critical attention. Critics have also addressed the important role played by paintings and descriptions of paintings in Perec's work. (2) concentrate here on one of th...

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