Things

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A young couple build their lives around the objects they long to own. From furniture to clothes to carefully imagined interiors, their desires shape their sense of who they are – and who they might become. Yet satisfaction always seems just out of reach. Precise and quietly ironic, the story explores the promises of material life – and the emptiness that can follow.

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SKU: 9781529982732 Category: Tag: Publisher/imprint : Vintage Classics
Page count : 176
Published on 2nd July, 2026

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Georges Perec’s cool, exacting portrait of a couple torn apart by consumer desire

A young couple build their lives around the objects they long to own. From furniture to clothes to carefully imagined interiors, their desires shape their sense of who they are – and who they might become. Yet satisfaction always seems just out of reach.. Precise and quietly ironic, Things explores the promises of material life – and the emptiness that can follow.

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Weight 0.126 kg
Dimensions 19.7 × 13 × 1 cm
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