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Georges Perec's body of work in English is small, and the usual mistake is to start with Life A User's Manual because it is the masterpiece, which is like starting a language course with its hardest text.

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Georges Perec's body of work in English is small, and the usual mistake is to start with Life A User's Manual because it is the masterpiece, which is like starting a language course with its hardest text.
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A strong starting point is "Things. A Story of the Sixties" and "A Man Asleep" by Georges Perec. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.
What should I read after georges perec?
Once you have the fundamentals, explore closely related subjects like James Joyce, Samuel Beckett.

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