Description
In a France disturbingly close to our own, a disillusioned academic seeks refuge in the quiet routines of university life, hoping to escape the turbulence of history. Yet as political forces fracture the nation's institutions, the system collapses not with dramatic revolution but with the creeping inevitability of a nightmare. Houellebecq's visionary talent guides readers across morally ambiguous terrain, blending poetic insight with dark comedy and fatalistic melancholy to examine a civilization in decline. This provocative novel stands as a haunting political and moral fable, exploring what happens when the structures we depend upon silently give way. A masterwork of contemporary fiction that challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about power, society, and human nature.
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paperback
Flammarion
Published Jan 1, 2015
300 pages
ISBN: 9782081354807
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Details
First Published
2015
Language
fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Soumission by Michel Houellebecq.