Raymond Queneau

Raymond Queneau, born February 21, 1903 and died October 25, 1976, is a French novelist, poet, playwright, co-founder of the Oulipo literary group.

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Resources

A century of writers: Raymond Queneau, 1903–1976 (1995)

Queneau talks about the composition of his novels

Raymond Queneau – Interview & ‘The dogs of Asnières’, 1961

The Explanation of Metaphors, Raymond Queneau, read by the author

Raymond Queneau on “Beat the campaign”

Raymond Queneau on Descartes

Raymond Queneau: “I wanted to translate the “Discourse on the Method” into contemporary spoken French”, France Culture

Raymond Queneau, written language and spoken language, 1960, France Culture

Night of Oulipo, interview with Georges Charbonnier, 1963

Raymond Queneau resources — André Breton site

Raymond Queneau resources — Mélusine site

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Bibliography of texts published in the NRF

The texts below, published in La Nouvelle Revue Française, are grouped into four main sets: texts by Raymond Queneau, notes and columns by the author, texts about the author, and, when available, translations by the author.

Texts by Raymond Queneau

1. Alfred ou Le café, 1936-03-01
2. Un rude hiver (I), 1939-09-01
3. Un rude hiver (II), 1939-10-01
4. Un rude hiver (Fin), 1939-11-01

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Notes by Raymond Queneau

These texts by Raymond Queneau may include reading notes, mood notes, performance reviews, miscellaneous pieces, or previously unpublished texts. They appeared in NRF sections such as Chronique des romans, L'air du mois, Le temps comme il passe, etc., or in tribute issues.

1. Avant-hier, par Kay Boyle (Calmann-Lévy), 1937-05-01, Notes : lettres étrangères
2. Psychologie anglo-saxonne, 1939-06-01, Chronique anglaise
3. Guide to Kulchur, par Ezra Pound (Faber and Faber), 1939-10-01, Notes : lettres étrangères

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Translations by Raymond Queneau

1. Le Zeppelin du dimanche, by William Saroyan, 1940-03-01

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Texts about Raymond Queneau

These texts may include thematic studies about the author, correspondence, reading notes on works by or about the author, interviews conducted by the author, or works edited by the author.

1. Le Chiendent, par Raymond Queneau (Gallimard), by Jean Guérin, 1934-04-01, Revue des livres
2. Gueule de Pierre, par Raymond Queneau (Éditions de la N. R. F.), by Armand Petitjean, 1935-04-01, Notes : le roman
3. Chêne et chien, par Raymond Queneau (Denoël), by Armand Petitjean, 1938-01-01, Notes : la poésie
4. Zazie dans le métro, par Raymond Queneau (Gallimard), by Georges Perros, 1959-04-01, Notes : le roman
5. Le Chien à la mandoline, par Raymond Queneau (Gallimard), by Claude Michel Cluny, 1965-05-01, Notes : la poésie
6. Raymond Queneau, sage et savant, by Jacques Chessex, 1965-09-01, Chroniques

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Chronological distribution of texts published in the NRF (1908-1968)

This chart shows the chronological distribution of texts across the four categories defined above: Texts, Notes, Translations, and Texts about the author.

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Bibliography of texts published in the journal Mesures

The texts below, published in the journal Mesures, are grouped into two sets: texts by Raymond Queneau and texts translated by the author.

Texts by Raymond Queneau

1. Chêne et chien, 15 juillet 1937 [ p.]
2. Panique, 15 janvier 1939 [160 p.]

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Translated texts by Raymond Queneau

1. R.P. du Poisson, Textes, 15 juillet 1939 [384 p.]
2. Cotton Mather, Les merveilles du monde invisible, 15 juillet 1939 [384 p.]
3. St John de Crèvecœur, Qu’est-ce qu’un américain ?, 15 juillet 1939 [384 p.]
4. Walt Whitman, Deux textes, 15 juillet 1939 [384 p.]
5. Vachel Lindsay, Poèmes, 15 juillet 1939 [384 p.]
6. Hart Crane, Ménagerie du vin, 15 juillet 1939 [384 p.]
7. Archibald MacLeish, Préface de Bernal Diaz pour son livre, 15 juillet 1939 [384 p.]
8. Henry Miller, Via Dieppe-Newhaven, 15 juillet 1939 [384 p.]
9. Marianne Moore, Poèmes, 15 juillet 1939 [384 p.]
10. Wallace Stevens, Poèmes, 15 juillet 1939 [384 p.]
11. William Carlos Williams, Textes, 15 juillet 1939 [384 p.]