▁that ▁can ▁be ▁turned ▁independently , ▁allowing ▁different ▁pictures ▁( us ually ▁of ▁people : ▁heads , ▁t ors os , ▁wa ists , ▁legs , ▁etc .) ▁to ▁be ▁combined ▁in ▁many ▁ways . ▁Qu ene au ▁applies ▁this ▁technique ▁to ▁poetry : ▁the ▁book ▁contains ▁ 1 0 ▁son net s , ▁each ▁on ▁a ▁page . ▁Each ▁page ▁is ▁split ▁into ▁ 1 4 ▁stri ps , ▁one ▁for ▁each ▁line . ▁The ▁author ▁estimates ▁in ▁the ▁intro duct ory ▁explanation ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁take ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁years ▁to ▁read ▁all ▁possible ▁combinations . ▁ ▁Pere c ' s ▁novel ▁La ▁dispar ition , ▁translated ▁into ▁English ▁by ▁Gilbert ▁Ada ir ▁and ▁published ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" A ▁Void ", ▁is ▁a ▁ 3 0 0 - page ▁novel ▁written ▁without ▁the ▁letter ▁" e ", ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁lip ogram . ▁ ▁The ▁English ▁translation , ▁A ▁Void , ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁lip ogram . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁is ▁remarkable ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁" e ", ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁mystery ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁that ▁letter ▁is ▁a ▁central ▁theme . ▁ ▁Sing ular ▁Ple asures ▁by ▁Harry ▁Mat he ws ▁describes ▁ 6 1 ▁different ▁scenes , ▁each ▁told ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁style ▁( gener ally ▁po etic , ▁elaborate , ▁or ▁circum loc ut ory ) ▁in ▁which ▁ 6 1 ▁different ▁people ▁( all ▁of ▁different ▁ages , ▁national ities , ▁and ▁wal ks ▁of ▁life