In a novel by Julian Barnes, Geoffrey Braithwaite travels this country in search of a certain author's stuffed parrot.
An essay about this country anecdotally de nes its archetype of the "Ultimate Peasant" before describing how changes in this country's culture affected the essayist Richard Cobb. The careers of three singers from this country are detailed in the essay "Spending Their Deaths on Holiday," which is included in a collection about this country's culture entitled Something to Declare. The word "howcanaystinksotho" ("how can ay stink so though") is Barbara Wright's attempt at translating the  rst word of a novel from this country. Gilbert Adair's translation of a novel from this country preserves its lipogram of avoiding the letter "e." In a novel by Julian Barnes, Geoffrey Braithwaite travels this country in search of a certain author's stuffed parrot. For 10 points, name this home country of Raymond Queneau (kuh-noh), Georges Perec, and Gustave Flaubert.
An essay about this country anecdotally de nes its archetype of the "Ultimate Peasant" before describing how changes in this country's culture affected the essayist Richard Cobb.
France [or French Republic; or République française]