Founded on 24 November 1960 by
Raymond Queneau
and François Le Lionnais (1901–84), this Parisian-based group began with the intention of basing experimental writing on mathematics. Its name is an acronym for Ouvroir de Litérature Potentielle (Workshop for Potential Literature). Once others came aboard, the group's theme became the use, at times the invention, of highly restrictive literary structures. According to
Harry Mathews
, its principal American participant, The...
