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Interventions 2020

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By (author): Michel Houellebecq

The death of God in the West was the prelude to a metaphysical soap opera that continues to this day. Christianitys masterstroke was to combine a fierce belief in the individual with the promise of eternal participation in the Absolute. When that dream evaporated, various attempts were made to offer the individual a minimum of being. The latest of these attempts is advertising, which seeks to arouse desire and transform the subject into a docile phantom, doomed to follow advertisings every whim. But, like all previous attempts, this superficial participation in the world fails, and unhappiness and depression continue to spread. 

We can all produce a cold revolution in ourselves, however, by stepping outside the flow of information and advertising. We need to take some time out, unplug the television, turn off our smartphones, stop buying stuff and adopt an aesthetic attitude to the world. We just need to stay still for a few seconds.

This is one of the key themes developed by Michel Houellebecq in this collection of his texts and interviews from the last three decades. Here he explains and elaborates his point of view, discusses his novels and addresses a wide range of topics from politics, religion and literature to suicide, euthanasia and paedophilia. An indispensable book for anyone interested in the work of one of the most widely read and controversial novelists of our time.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 476g
  • Dimensions: 145 x 218mm
  • Publication Date: 25 Mar 2022
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781509549955

About Michel Houellebecq

Michel Houellebecq is a French writer poet and essayist.  His many bestselling books include Platform The Possibility of an Island Submission and Serotonin.  He won the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2010 and in 2019 he was awarded the Légion dhonneur Frances highest order of merit.

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