Sep 04, 2003 buy platform new ed by michel houellebecq, frank wynne translator isbn. All music movies tv shows books authors games podcasts. Readalikes for michel houellebecq if you like michel. Sep 06, 2002 platform by michel houellebecq heinemann, 320pp. Like all houellebecqs novels, submission reads largely like a fictionalised essay, much of it delivered through long, boozy afterdinner dialogues. Michel houellebecq born michel thomas, born 26 february 1958 birth certificate or 1956 on the french island of reunion, is a controversial and awardwinning french novelist. See all books authored by michel houellebecq, including atomised, and soumission, and more on. Houellebecqs books are not as good as everybody elses.
That said, theres a few other authors you could enjoy. As it is published in britain, tim martin charts the. Michel houellebecq is a french novelist, poet, and literary critic. For the last 25 years, in novel after novel, houellebecq has advanced a similar critique of. He is the bestselling author of atomised, platform, lanzarote and whatever. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. If you like michel houellebecq you might like similar books. My homemade trailer of michel houellebecqs thrilling novel platform category education. Michel houllebecq is one of my favorite authors, and i know hes rather unique in his style so recommending something similar is rather hard.
In contrast michel reads on one hand like an posturing, horny hormonal teenager rather than a 40 year old man. Houellebecq published his first novel, whatever, in 1994. In his early forties, michel renault skims through his days with. Sep 29, 2011 michel houellebecq, the french master won the prix goncourt for his fifth novel, the map and the territory, when it was released in france.
I love all his novels and ive read every book twice. Most contemporary novels are distinctly forgettable. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His novels include the international bestseller the elementary particles and the map and the territory, which won the 2010 prix goncourt. On a stultifying july or august 2011 day, it felt like plunging into icewater after forgetting how to swim. This outcry to the breakdown in values results in the end to the drastic events that spells disaster for michel and valerie. If you liked platform by michel houellebecq, frank wynne translator, here are some books like this. Jul 12, 2018 to any reader of the french writer michel houellebecq, this lament will sound eerily familiar. Michel houellebecq primary author only author division. Platform by michel houellebecq book trailer youtube. Michel houellebecq books list of books by author michel.
If you want authors that delve into philosophical ideas in a similar bleak vein, you could try roberto bolano, or j. M ichel houellebecqs most recent novel made a stir, partly as a matter of. If truth be told, i thought atomised was original but wildly overpraised, but when i finished platform, it felt like a train had run through me. Platform by michel houellebecq book club discussion. Michel houellebecq, casually provocative the new york times. Top 25 quotes by michel houellebecq of 68 az quotes. In his new work, michel houellebecq combines erotic provocation with a terrifying vision of a world teetering between satiety and fanaticism, to create one of the most shocking, hypnotic, and intelligent novels in years. The book is on its surface provocative, outrageous and at certain times even obscene, while underneath it plays very skillfully with complex themes through motifs. Aug 10, 2002 platform by michel houellebecq heinemann. People who like platform book by michel houellebecq p. To those who prefer to watch good athletes trying and failing to jump over a bar set too high, rather than watching mediocre athletes hop over an easy height, i commend platform. It has received both great praise and great criticism, most notably for the novels apparent condoning of sex tourism and islamophobia. When they are good, they are as good as nobody elses. Aug 24, 2001 michel houellebecq born michel thomas, born 26 february 1958 birth certificate or 1956 on the french island of reunion, is a controversial and awardwinning french novelist.
M ichel houellebecqs most recent novel made a stir, partly as a matter of circumstance. To any reader of the french writer michel houellebecq, this lament will sound eerily familiar. This last book is powerful as usual and scary as usual and genuinely truthf. Shaun whiteside is a northern irish translator of french, dutch, german, and italian literature. On a group holiday in thailand, however, he meets the shyly compelling vale rie, who soon pursues an agenda that michel himself could never have thought possible. Leila aboulela won the first caine prize for african writing and is the author of many novels. Obviously much has already been written about platform by michel houellebecq.
Jan 08, 20 i dont know or remember why its called platform, but i think of like a diving platform. Michel houellebecqs platform offers a troubling vision of islam and capitalism. Haruki murakami milan kundera bret easton ellis paul auster charles bukowski kurt vonnegut douglas coupland franz kafka umberto eco fyodor dostoyevsky books by this author. Houellebecq a darling of the french right, but submission is less a call to arms or a prophecy than a subtle excoriation of. Houellebecq a darling of the french right, but submission is less a call to arms or a prophecy than a subtle excoriation of french middleclass conformism. The translator was one of the new york times 100 notable books of the year. Frank wynne europes most inflammatory writer has raised the stakes again with a novel that. You might also like similar books to platform, like the possibility of an island. Michel houellebecq, french writer, satirist, and provocateur whose work exposes his sometimes darkly humorous, often offensive, and thoroughly misanthropic view of humanity and the world.
Why does michel despise popular american novelists like tom clancy and john grisham. As his official web site states, his bohemian parents, an anesthesiologist and a mountain guide, soon lost all interest in his existence. Buy platform by michel houellebecq online at alibris. He was one of the bestknown, if not always bestloved, french novelists of the early 21st century. Only the present hurts, says michel houellebecq in this very rare interview, which the french author has said is his last public stage interview. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Having said that, there were a couple of points where i laughed out loud. Houellebecq sees through everything in the world except commercial sex, which he describesperhaps appropriatelylike one who believes every word and picture of a holiday brochure. His first book was a biographical essay on the horror writer h. Somehow the reader is expected to view michel s and valeries love as the one genuine thing against a background of the absurd and the downright dull. After describing islam as the most stupid religion in a published interview about.
Following the death of the father he barely knew, he endures his civil service job while eking out an existence of prepackaged pleasure, hollow friendships, tv dinners, and pornography. Platform is a well written and intelligent book, that explores the seedy side to sex and the complications involved with prostitution. Michel houellebecq download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Michel houellebecq writing is like cultivating parasites in your brain humans generally have too complex a brain for the life they live. Michel houellebecq, the french master won the prix goncourt for his fifth novel, the map and the territory, when it was released in france. When that provocateur is michel houellebecq, whose past novels, including platform and the map and the territory, dont exactly offer flattering portraits of women or muslims, then. Valerie tells jeanyves do you really want to buy yourself a ferrari cabriolet. Click download or read online button to get michel houellebecq book now.
Plateforme is a 2001 novel by french writer michel houellebecq translated into english by frank wynne. Discover book depositorys huge selection of michel houellebecq books online. Ranking of michel houellebecq books, from worst to best. I suffered a mental block during the last year and ive only been capable of reading michel houellebecq. Michel houellebecq born michel thomas, born 26 february 1958 birth certificate or 1956 on the french island of reunion, is a controversial and awardwinning french. Michel houellebecq is the first french novelist since albert camus to find a wide readership outside france. In what important ways is houellebecqs approach to the novel different from such authors. Michel houellebecq is currently considered a single author. Buy platform new ed by michel houellebecq, frank wynne translator isbn. I dont know or remember why its called platform, but i think of like a diving platform. With platform, michel houellebecq has disproved the adage that you cant follow up a groundbreaking debut with something even better. Frank wynne europes most inflammatory writer has raised the stakes again with a novel that lauds sex tourism and curses islam. In his early forties, michel renault skims through his days with as little human contact as possible.
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