Atomised by Michel Houellebecq
Both are symptomatic members of our atomised society, where religion has given way to shallow 'new age' philosophies and love to meaningless sexual connections.
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 *
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 *
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 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 Inclán twice. Most recently, his translation of The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers Guild by Mathias Énard won the 2024 French-American Prize. He was the first translator to chair the jury for the International Booker Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099283362 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099283360 |
| Title | Atomised |
| Author | Michel Houellebecq |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2001-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Prizes | Winner of International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2002, Short-listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2002 |
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