The Possibility of an Island
$27.48
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2006
Summary
Daniel is a highly successful stand-up comedian who has made a career out of playing outrageously on the prejudices of his public. But at the beginning of the twenty-first century, he has begun to detest laughter in particular and mankind in general. Despite this, Daniel is unable to stop himself believing in the possibility of love.
A thousand years on, war, drought and earthquakes have decimated the earth and Daniel24 lives alone in a secure compound - his only companion, a cloned d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753821183 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753821184 |
| Author: | Michel Houellebecq |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 132mm x 29mm |
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the book shows his main strength: caustic with with a moral force that cuts throug complacent assumptions.
Houellebecq keeps us listening, even when we know we should leave. - THE INDEPENDENT
the book shows his main strength: caustic with with a moral force that cuts throug complacent assumptions. - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - Katie OwenAbout The Author
Michel Houellebecq
Michel Houellebecq lives in County Cork, Ireland. He is the bestselling author of Atomised, Platform and Whatever. He is also a poet, essayist and rap artist.
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