false 58373 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170507667m/58373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170507667s/58373.jpg A worldwide phenomenon and the most famous French novelist since Camus, Michel Houellebecq now delivers his magnum opus—a tale of our present circumstances told from the future, when humanity as we know it has vanished.

Having made a fortune producing comedies that skewer mankind’s consumerism, religious fundamentalism, sexual profligacy, and other affronts, Daniel is forty before he falls prey to the human condition himself: his beloved’s body sags with age, their marriage dissolves, and true happiness seems a luxury reserved for their dog, Fox. After the colossal failure of his second great love affair, he joins a cult of health fanatics determined to produce a misery-free eternal life—manifested here in the voices of Daniel’s subsequent clones, who enjoy the umpteenth Fox’s companionship but shun the bands of fugitive “humans” on the horizon. Their commentary on Daniel’s fate, and on the race as a whole, illuminates the basic tenets of our existence—laughter, tears, love, remorse—and their nostalgia for such emotions, all of which have long since disappeared.

Laugh-out-loud funny, philosophically compelling, and flatly heartbreaking, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing.

]]> 263985 20 1169822 2005 The Possibility of an Island (Vintage International) total:780|5:184|4:258|3:219|2:88|1:31| 780 2816 1191 129 32878 3.64 4880 651 38398379 721021 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.65 593
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 2 14 false Sat Nov 22 13:52:29 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 14:44:20 -0800 2008
1. This book is partly the product of a guy who read too much Celine and wants to talk about girls' asses. There's a nihilistic streak in which the narrator asserts that nothing ma...more...]]> 2265956 147289 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 5 7 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 13:31:34 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:23:05 -0800 2009
So before anything else, let's just get this out of the way: that if you aren't horrendously and profoundly offended at least once by the work of controversial French author Michel Houellebe...more...]]> 13536924 832637 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 5 1 false Sat Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 12:27:27 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 20:06:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 7901246 407329 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 5 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 14:35:45 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 11 07:19:46 -0800 2007 more...]]> 497444 35870 58373 0307263495 9780307263490 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170507667m/58373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170507667s/58373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58373.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.53 64 A worldwide phenomenon and the most famous French novelist since Camus, Michel Houellebecq now delivers his magnum opus—a tale of our present circumstances told from the future, when humanity as we know it has vanished.

Having made a fortune producing comedies that skewer mankind’s consumerism, religious fundamentalism, sexual profligacy, and other affronts, Daniel is forty before he falls prey to the human condition himself: his beloved’s body sags with age, their marriage dissolves, and true happiness seems a luxury reserved for their dog, Fox. After the colossal failure of his second great love affair, he joins a cult of health fanatics determined to produce a misery-free eternal life—manifested here in the voices of Daniel’s subsequent clones, who enjoy the umpteenth Fox’s companionship but shun the bands of fugitive “humans” on the horizon. Their commentary on Daniel’s fate, and on the race as a whole, illuminates the basic tenets of our existence—laughter, tears, love, remorse—and their nostalgia for such emotions, all of which have long since disappeared.

Laugh-out-loud funny, philosophically compelling, and flatly heartbreaking, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing.

]]> 2005 4 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Mar 30 10:55:10 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 30 11:06:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 10406177 341233 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 2 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Dec 14 00:20:25 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 02 08:08:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2821632 176566 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 2 1 false Sun Jul 08 00:07:22 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 07 13:40:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4519461 277477 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 2 1 false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Aug 14 03:55:31 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 22:03:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 68778015 1457001 828350 0297850989 9780297850984 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178735247m/828350.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178735247s/828350.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828350.Possibility_of_an_Island 3.22 23
Having made a fortune producing comedies that skewer mankind’s consumerism, religious fundamentalism, sexual profligacy, and other affronts, Daniel is forty before he falls prey to the human condition himself: his beloved’s body sags with age, their marriage dissolves, and true happiness seems a luxury reserved for their dog, Fox. After the colossal failure of his second great love affair, he joins a cult of health fanatics determined to produce a misery-free eternal life—manifested here in the voices of Daniel’s subsequent clones, who enjoy the umpteenth Fox’s companionship but shun the bands of fugitive “humans” on the horizon. Their commentary on Daniel’s fate, and on the race as a whole, illuminates the basic tenets of our existence—laughter, tears, love, remorse—and their nostalgia for such emotions, all of which have long since disappeared.

Laugh-out-loud funny, philosophically compelling, and flatly heartbreaking, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing.]]> 2005 3 0 false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 20:53:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 21:52:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 67744834 1743499 996096 2253115525 9782253115526 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180078618m/996096.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180078618s/996096.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/996096.La_Possibilit_d_une_le 3.50 24
Having made a fortune producing comedies that skewer mankind’s consumerism, religious fundamentalism, sexual profligacy, and other affronts, Daniel is forty before he falls prey to the human condition himself: his beloved’s body sags with age, their marriage dissolves, and true happiness seems a luxury reserved for their dog, Fox. After the colossal failure of his second great love affair, he joins a cult of health fanatics determined to produce a misery-free eternal life—manifested here in the voices of Daniel’s subsequent clones, who enjoy the umpteenth Fox’s companionship but shun the bands of fugitive “humans” on the horizon. Their commentary on Daniel’s fate, and on the race as a whole, illuminates the basic tenets of our existence—laughter, tears, love, remorse—and their nostalgia for such emotions, all of which have long since disappeared.

Laugh-out-loud funny, philosophically compelling, and flatly heartbreaking, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing.]]> 2005 5 0 false Mon Aug 17 09:51:48 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 09:52:30 -0700 2009
Il est impossible d’en dévoiler un. Le quatrième roman de Michel Houellebecq, par son ampleur, ses ambitions, sa façon bien à lui de déjouer tout pronostic, échappe à cette pratique paresseuse de la critique moderne. Alors qu’en dire ?

Dire q...more...]]> 64767095 607453 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 5 0 false Fri Jul 24 06:19:35 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 06:27:36 -0700 2009
I loved the modern day stuff but found the future clone dreary. We don't always need a sexless ...more...]]> 56183247 161915 828350 0297850989 9780297850984 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178735247m/828350.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178735247s/828350.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828350.Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Having made a fortune producing comedies that skewer mankind’s consumerism, religious fundamentalism, sexual profligacy, and other affronts, Daniel is forty before he falls prey to the human condition himself: his beloved’s body sags with age, their marriage dissolves, and true happiness seems a luxury reserved for their dog, Fox. After the colossal failure of his second great love affair, he joins a cult of health fanatics determined to produce a misery-free eternal life—manifested here in the voices of Daniel’s subsequent clones, who enjoy the umpteenth Fox’s companionship but shun the bands of fugitive “humans” on the horizon. Their commentary on Daniel’s fate, and on the race as a whole, illuminates the basic tenets of our existence—laughter, tears, love, remorse—and their nostalgia for such emotions, all of which have long since disappeared.

Laugh-out-loud funny, philosophically compelling, and flatly heartbreaking, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing.]]> 2005 4 1 false Wed Sep 16 11:03:41 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 10:28:38 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 11:03:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 52424378 42934 263986 0752877364 9780752877365 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242789m/263986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242789s/263986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263986.Possibility_of_an_Island 3.67 12
Having made a fortune producing comedies that skewer mankind’s consumerism, religious fundamentalism, sexual profligacy, and other affronts, Daniel is forty before he falls prey to the human condition himself: his beloved’s body sags with age, their marriage dissolves, and true happiness seems a luxury reserved for their dog, Fox. After the colossal failure of his second great love affair, he joins a cult of health fanatics determined to produce a misery-free eternal life—manifested here in the voices of Daniel’s subsequent clones, who enjoy the umpteenth Fox’s companionship but shun the bands of fugitive “humans” on the horizon. Their commentary on Daniel’s fate, and on the race as a whole, illuminates the basic tenets of our existence—laughter, tears, love, remorse—and their nostalgia for such emotions, all of which have long since disappeared.

Laugh-out-loud funny, philosophically compelling, and flatly heartbreaking, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing.]]> 2005 3 1 false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 16:17:45 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 13:21:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 35612807 1584311 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 5 1 false Mon Dec 15 03:50:28 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 18 00:53:26 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 15 03:50:28 -0800 2008
ترجمة محمد المزيودي]]> 3325268 184928 58373 0307263495 9780307263490 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170507667m/58373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170507667s/58373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58373.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780 A worldwide phenomenon and the most famous French novelist since Camus, Michel Houellebecq now delivers his magnum opus—a tale of our present circumstances told from the future, when humanity as we know it has vanished.

Having made a fortune producing comedies that skewer mankind’s consumerism, religious fundamentalism, sexual profligacy, and other affronts, Daniel is forty before he falls prey to the human condition himself: his beloved’s body sags with age, their marriage dissolves, and true happiness seems a luxury reserved for their dog, Fox. After the colossal failure of his second great love affair, he joins a cult of health fanatics determined to produce a misery-free eternal life—manifested here in the voices of Daniel’s subsequent clones, who enjoy the umpteenth Fox’s companionship but shun the bands of fugitive “humans” on the horizon. Their commentary on Daniel’s fate, and on the race as a whole, illuminates the basic tenets of our existence—laughter, tears, love, remorse—and their nostalgia for such emotions, all of which have long since disappeared.

Laugh-out-loud funny, philosophically compelling, and flatly heartbreaking, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing.

]]> 2005 5 1 false Fri Jul 20 13:05:41 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 07 14:57:23 -0700 2009 65212755 2558741 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 3 0 false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 20:01:47 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 09:13:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 64728832 882340 6434596 9029562749 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241009404m/6434596.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241009404s/6434596.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6434596-mogelijkheid-van-een-eiland 4.00 1
Met deze roman, zijn vierde en misschien wel meest ambitieuze tot nu toe, trekt Michel Houellebecq de lijn van 'Elementaire deeltjes' en 'Platform' verder door. Nu de moderne westerse samenleving zich gretig lijkt te hebben aangepast aan het wrang-komische beeld dat hij ervan schetste, is het tijd voor de volgende fase: de nietigverklaring van de mens als zodanig. Maar net als Houellebecqs eerdere romans laat 'Mogelijkheid van een eiland' zich ook lezen als een pleidooi voor de liefde.]]> 2005 4 0 false Thu Jul 23 19:15:06 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 19:21:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 75331552 1843184 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 4 0 false Wed Oct 21 21:24:11 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 13 15:20:14 -0800 2009 The Possibility of an Island is, I think, his best work to-date: powerfully written, bleak, brutal, funny, revolting, tender and, in the end, ineffa...more...]]> 37356458 1266214 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 3 0 false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 10 13:59:04 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 25 17:58:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 37315755 204702 263985 0307275213 9780307275219 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788m/263985.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173242788s/263985.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263985.The_Possibility_of_an_Island 3.61 780
Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.]]> 2005 0 0 false Mon Nov 10 06:54:51 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 05:01:43 -0800 2008
It's written in two voices, Daniel1, an aging stand-up comic who happens onto the foundation of a new religion that i...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=58373