Degrees

Pierre Vernier, a teacher in a Paris highschoolsets himself the task of setting down a complete,record of the life lived by himself, his studentsand his fellow teachers. He begins by meticulously,recording what he already knows but is soon forced,to enlist his nephew - who's in his class - to,report on the private lives of the other boys. To,record all reality, he must know all that has,passed, is passing, and will pass through his,pupils' minds. This obsessive project and the,impossibility of its completion have a damaging,effect on both Vernier and those who surround him.Butor, Michel is the author of 'Degrees', published 2005 under ISBN 9781564783400 and ISBN 1564783405.