Complete review of "The Map and the Territory" available on Dead End Follies

"There’s a lot to unpack here.

First, Houellebecq’s seemingly bizarre decision of writing himself into his own novel. And his fictional self isn’t even the protagonist either. So, why would he even do that, right? Fictional Houellebecq is not the only Houellebecq in The Map and the Territory. Jed Martin and to a certain extent Jed’ father Jean-Pierre are also representations of the author at different eras of his life. His past, present and hypothetical future selves interact inside his dreamscape France."

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