Platform by Michel Houellebecq
Michel quits his job, and tries to help Valerie and her boss, Jean-Yves, in their ailing travel business, by offering travel packages based on sex tourism in the third world. When their project comes to fruition and the three return to Thailand, Michel discovers that sex is neither the most consuming nor the most dangerous of human passions...
With Atomised, you could see that Houellebecq was headed for greatnessWith Platform he has attained it. The book is a stunning achievement * Evening Standard *
Reading Houellebecq is never deflating; it is, rather, a source of constant inspiration and delight. Would that we could produce his like in England * Observer *
A brilliant novel -- Anita Brookner
Michel Houellebecq has put contemporary French literature back on the map in a way not seen since Camus -- David Sexton * Evening Standard *
There is something new and rare here, a genuinely unsettling wit with a terrible tang of truth * Sunday Telegraph *
Reading Houellebecq is never deflating; it is, rather, a source of constant inspiration and delight. Would that we could produce his like in England * Observer *
A brilliant novel -- Anita Brookner
Michel Houellebecq has put contemporary French literature back on the map in a way not seen since Camus -- David Sexton * Evening Standard *
There is something new and rare here, a genuinely unsettling wit with a terrible tang of truth * Sunday 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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099437888 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099437880 |
| Title | Platform |
| Author | Michel Houellebecq |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2003-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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