- Correspondence, French Philosophy, French literature, History and criticism
In 2008, two of the most celebrated of French intellectuals began a ferocious exchange of letters. In their inimitably confrontational correspondence, they lock horns on everything, including literature, sex, politics, family, fame and even - naturally - themselves. This title features their letters.
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Contemporary, intimate, character-led and spare.
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 309
- Publisher
- Random House, Grasset & Fasquelle, Atlantic
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- French, English
- ISBN
- 9781848871588
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Michel Thomas, dit Michel Houellebecq est un écrivain, poète, essayiste et acteur français né le 26 février 1956 à Saint-Pierre (La Réunion). Il est révélé par les romans *Extension du domaine de la lutte* (1994) et surtout *Les Particules élémentaires* (1998), qui le fait connaître d'un large public. Ce dernier roman et son livre suivant *Plateforme* (2001) sont considérés comme précurseurs dans la littérature française, notamment pour leur description de la misère affective et sexuelle de l'homme occidental dans les années 1990 et 2000. Avec *La Carte et le Territoire,* Michel Houellebecq reçoit le prix Goncourt en 2010, après avoir été plusieurs fois pressenti pour ce prix. Son œuvre est
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