Vintage Satire: "Gulliver's Travels", "Atomised"

by Jonathan Swift, Michel Houellebecq
Vintage Satire: "Gulliver's Travels", "Atomised"  
published August 2nd 2007 by Vintage Classics
binding Paperback
isbn 0099511398   (isbn13: 9780099511397)
date added
06-20-07



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An insightful and very individual novel from French writer Michel Houllebeq who melds advanced genetics with the hippie movement to create a book which is much bigger in scope than you realise.

Tracking the (mis)fortunes of a pair of half-brothers growing up in late 20th century France we see how love, society, companionship and relationships can shape people's views of the world and lead to revolution in its truest sense.

So extreme are the characters that at times it can be difficult to ...more
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