Life A User's Manual Author:Georges Perec Translated from French by David Bellos. Le Monde said, "The Novel of the Decade." Wikipedia says, "The title page describes it as "novels", in the plural, the reasons for which become apparent on reading. Some critics have cited the work as an example of postmodern fiction, though Perec himself preferred to avoid labels....La Vie mode d'emploi i... more »s an immensely complex and rich work; a tapestry of interwoven stories and ideas and literary and historical allusions, based on the lives of the inhabitants of a fictitious Parisian apartment block, 11 Rue Simon-Crubellie....It was written according to a complex plan of writing constraints, and is primarily constructed from several elements, each adding a layer of complexity...."« less