The French novelist Georges Perec has continually captured the American imagination, most recently with the publication of A Void, a novel written without the letter “e.” Ellis Island holds us in thrall once again. With poetic grace, insistent questioning, and a stunning carousel of images, Perec and filmmaker Robert Bober open our eyes to the intriguing blend of permanence and transience that is Ellis Island.
Novels by acclaimed French author Georges Perec (1936–1982) include A Void, Life: A User's Manual, W: Or the Memory of Childhood, Things: A Story of the Sixties, A Man Asleep, and 53 Days.