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1 online resource (viii, 212 pages) |
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Contemporary French and Francophone cultures ; 25 |
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Contemporary French and francophone cultures ; 25.
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Summary |
Michel Houellebecq is perhaps the single most successful and controversial of all contemporary novelists writing in French. Houellebecq has become a global publishing phenomenon: his books have been translated worldwide, three film adaptations of his work have been produced, and the author has been the subject of million-euro publishing deals and of successive media scandals in France. His novels narrate a metaphysical mutation or paradigm shift through which humanity as we know it ceases to be the over-riding value or focus of our world when it comes into conflict with a competitor in the form of a post-human or neo-human species. It is the aim of this book to appraise the global significance of Houellebecq's novelistic visions while at the same time situating them within the context of French literature, culture and society. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-209) and index. |
Contents |
Sex and politics -- Work and leisure -- Science and religion -- Conclusion : humanity and its aftermath. |
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Print version record. |
Language |
In English. |
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This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
Subject |
Houellebecq, Michel -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Houellebecq, Michel.
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Houellebecq, Michel -- Critique et interprétation.
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Houellebecq, Michel.
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Houellebecq, Michel -- Critique et interprétation.
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Houellebecq, Michel https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyMb7kXBgKJdGd6TgJhpP
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Authors, French -- Biography.
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Écrivains français -- Biographies.
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Literature and literary studies.
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Literature: history and criticism.
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French.
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Authors, French
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French |
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Human sexuality |
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Michel Houellebecq |
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Platform (novel) |
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The Map and the Territory |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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collective biographies.
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e-books.
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Biographies
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Biographies.
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Livres numériques.
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Biographies.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Morrey, Douglas. Michel Houellebecq. Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013 1846318610 (OCoLC)809911262 |
ISBN |
9781846318047 (electronic bk.) |
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1846318041 (electronic bk.) |
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1846318610 |
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9781846318610 |
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9781781387665 |
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1781387664 |
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9781846318610 (cased) |
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1846318610 (cased) |
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9781846318610 |
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AU@ 000059223316 |
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AU@ 000060079054 |
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CHNEW 000950637 |
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CHVBK 483517240 |
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DKDLA 820120-katalog:999890693105765 |
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GBVCP 1008660337 |
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GBVCP 896604586 |
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NLGGC 375096825 |
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NZ1 15499661 |
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