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He was one of the bestknown, if not always bestloved, french novelists of the early 21st century. Infuriated by the shallow hypocrisy and mediocrity of his fellow travellers, only the awkward valerie attracts his attention. Ive been waiting this book in english since it was launched earlier this year. Deeply depressed by his romantic and professional failures, the aging hedonist and agricultural engineer florentclaude labrouste feels he is dying of sadness. Books by michel houellebecq author of the elementary particles. A controversial, intelligent, and mordantly funny new novel from. The english translation of his novel platform was adapted as a play by the theatre company carnal acts for. His next novels atomised, published in 1998, and platform followed in 2001 were also his best known works. Whether it will make similar waves here remains to be. I found his worldview coloring my own, which is a mark of how absorbing a writer houellebecq is.
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