Podcast Episode

Alphabetical Antics: Lipograms, Abecedaries, and More

Postmodern Pfiction with Ptim Callan··30 August 2026·24 min

About this episode

I describe how the very alphabet itself is a potential source of content, technique, and constraint for the postmodern writer. We discuss abecedaries, lipograms, and other alphabetical games. Authors include Georges Perec, Ernest Vincent Wright, Stanislaw Lem, Mark Dunn, Christian Bok, and Walter Abish.