7/5/2023 0 Comments Michel houellebecq carte![]() ![]() Sales have stayed buoyant despite a row last month over accusations of plagiarism, which the author has dismissed as "ridiculous". The book has garnered enthusiastic reviews, with Liberation newspaper calling it a "masterpiece". La carte et le territoire, one of four finalists, satirises the Paris art world, in the tale of Jed Martin, an artist who gains global fame by photographing old Michelin maps. He is the best-known French writer abroad, and his stories often feature tales of modern male angst with novels such as such as Atomised and Platform, both translated into English.Īs it is each year, the prize was announced at the chic Drouant restaurant in Paris by the Goncourt panel of literary bigwigs who voted seven to two in favour of Houellebecq. ![]() Houellebecq, who came close to winning the Goncourt in 19, has divided readers and critics with edgy, sex-fuelled satires that have drawn accusations of obscenity and racial provocation. ![]()
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