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Michel Houellebecq
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born
in France
February 26, 1958
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The Elementary Particles
by Michel Houellebecq, Frank Wynne — published 1998 — 77 editions |
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Platform
— published 2001 — 45 editions |
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The Possibility of an Island
— published 2005 — 49 editions |
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La Carte et le Territoire
— published 2010 — 51 editions |
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Whatever
by Michel Houellebecq, Paul Hammond — published 1994 — 53 editions |
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H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life
by Michel Houellebecq, Dorna Khazeni , Stephen King — published 1991 — 18 editions |
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Lanzarote
— published 2000 — 12 editions |
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Public Enemies: Dueling Writers Take On Each Other and the World
by Michel Houellebecq, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Miriam Rachel Frendo — published 2008 — 13 editions |
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Michel Houellebecq Coffret en 3 volumes: Les Particules élémentaires ; Plateforme ; Extension du domaine de la lutte
— published 2001 |
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Rester vivant: et autres textes
— published 1999 — 3 editions |
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“The absence of the will to live is, alas, not sufficient to make one want to die.”
― Michel Houellebecq
― Michel Houellebecq
“Those who love life do not read. Nor do they go to the movies, actually. No matter what might be said, access to the artistic universe is more or less entirely the preserve of those who are a little fed up with the world.”
― Michel Houellebecq, H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life
― Michel Houellebecq, H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life
“People often say that the English are very cold fish, very reserved, that they have a way of looking at things – even tragedy – with a sense of irony. There’s some truth in it; it’s pretty stupid of them, though. Humor won’t save you; it doesn’t really do anything at all. You can look at life ironically for years, maybe decades; there are people who seem to go through most of their lives seeing the funny side, but in the end, life always breaks your heart. Doesn’t matter how brave you are, how reserved, or how much you’ve developed a sense of humor, you still end up with your heart broken. That’s when you stop laughing. In the end there’s just the cold, the silence and the loneliness. In the end, there’s only death.”
― Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles
― Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles
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