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19800419 No.19800419 [Reply] [Original]

Just wanted to tell you that houellebecqs new book is available on b-ok in german

>> No.19801791

>>19800419
Since there is a thread I will ask here. Where to start with Houellebecq? Is it even worth reading him? I prefer to read dead russians, but this filthy guy piqued my interest

>> No.19801806

>>19801791
Elementary particles is the greatest piece of modern fiction I've ever read. You'll want to kys afterwards.

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>>19800419
This dude is an absolute joker, no like seriously don't bother reading him he's spoofing y'all.

>> No.19802345

>>19800419
It's also available in Italian, like 2-3 days after it was released in French.

>> No.19802355

>>19800419
Can't wait to read the same book he keeps releasing with different titles again

>> No.19802372

>>19801806
>You'll want to kys afterwards.
wow sounds great

>> No.19802463

English translation when????????

>> No.19803366

>>19801806
accurate

>> No.19803434

>>19801806
I thought the ending was so fucking wacky it ruined the sadness of the book. Serotonin was better

>> No.19803485
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His books are getting more and more optimistic.
His earlier works weren't.
Soumission was less pessimistic and it probably made a lot of people appreciate Islamic principles. By the way, I can't believe the sheer amount of dumb muzzies who never read a single page thinking it's some kind of anti-Islam book because some faggots on TV told them so.
Picrel will not make you want to kys. In the following spoiler I will not reveal anything about the plot, but rather what I retained from this book.

After a whole career of writing doom and gloom, Houellebecq turned on to a more optimistic worldview. He explicitly admits that Kaczynski - who is mentioned in the book - was right all the way. Anéantir stands for "Annhilate the techno-industrial world."
He illustrates this by showing the West's most shameful place, build by and for the system : assisted living facilities. Given that the system has ruined the family structure, such shameful facilities are needed. I remember that scene where Paul accidentally encounters an elderly woman, walking naked in the corridor with shit dripping down her legs and nobody giving a shit. The book focuses on an optimistic view of end of life ; that what matters is who you die with.
The terrorists are just a way to show the system's growing interdependence is making it more and more fragile and prone to collapse.

>> No.19803488

>>19801791
Read atomised & the map and the territory, his two best imo

>> No.19803498

>>19800419
it has been available shortly after the release on mygully, there even was a /lit/ thread...
It's garbage btw imo senpai

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>>19800419

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuiTRFE2_7w

this one of you guys?

>> No.19804289

>>19801791
Read them in chronological order. Everyone says start w Atomised but if you aren’t used to his style and pacing, you may get bored. Extension of the Domain is short and sweet and will leave you wanting more.