Atomised
$24.28
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
6 April 2001
Summary
The gloriously moving and extravagantly filthy cult classic from the internationally bestselling author of Submission.
Half-brothers Michel and Bruno have a mother in common but little else. Michel is a molecular biologist, a thinker and idealist, a man with no erotic life to speak of and little in the way of human society. Bruno, by contrast, is a libertine, though more in theory than in practice, his endless lust is all too rarely reciprocated.
Both are symptomatic …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099283362 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099283360 |
| Author: | Michel Houellebecq, Frank Wynne |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 6 April 2001 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
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Very moving, gloriously, extravagantly filthy and very funny
Very moving, gloriously, extravagantly filthy and very funny * Independent *Compelling…wrenchingly terrible… Unhealthy and haunting, rich and provocative, Atomised astonishes both as a novel of ideas and as a portrait of a society * Independent *A brave and rather magnificent book * Daily Telegraph *Sheer brilliance…totally mesmerising, energising, infuriating and moving… Compulsory reading * Time Out *A novel which hunts big game while others settle for shooting rabbits – Julian Barnes * Times Literary Supplement *Destined to become a cult book…a genuine page-turner * Observer *Bullying and brilliant… Atomised is nothing less than a road-rage map of our times * Evening Standard *An extraordinary voice * Observer *Makes you re-examine your beliefs… This is a brave and rather magnificent book * Daily Telegraph *
About The Author
Michel Houellebecq
Michel Houellebecq (Author)
Michel Houellebecq is a poet, essayist, and novelist. He is the author of several novels including The Map and the Territory (winner of the Prix Goncourt), Atomised, Platform, Whatever, and Submission. He was awarded the Legion d’Honneur in 2019.
Frank Wynne (Translator)
Frank Wynne is an Irish literary translator, writer, and editor. He has translated more than a hundred French and Hispanic novels by authors including Michel Houellebecq, Patrick Modiano, Javier Cercas, and Virginie Despentes. Over a career spanning more than twenty-five years, his work has twice earned him the Dublin Literary Award, he has been awarded the Scott Moncrieff Prize on three occasions, and the Premio Valle Inclan twice. Most recently, his translation of The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers Guild by Mathias Enard won the 2024 French-American Prize. He was the first translator to chair the jury for the International Booker Prize.
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